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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 9 December 2016

On Friday 9 December, demand averaged 35.3 GW. Renewables supplied 20%.

35.3GW AVERAGEWind6.66 GW18%Hydro0.35 GW1%Solar0.23 GW1%Gas16.48 GW45%Coal3.61 GW10%Imports1.56 GW4%Nuclear7.72 GW21%35.3GW AVERAGE18%45%10%21%
Price
£43.09/MWh
Day average £43.09
Demand35.3GW
Generation 35.1Transfers 0.3
Fossil fuels45%
Renewables20%
Other25%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Friday 9 December 2016, gas supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 44.2 GW at 17:15. The price £43.09/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.7 GW at 08:30. Solar generation peaked at 1.4 GW at 12:30. The wholesale price ranged from £34.43/MWh at 04:30 to £78.02/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 47% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 45% across 2016.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.230.6%Wind 6.6618.2%Gas 16.4845.0%Hydro 0.351.0%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.7221.1%Coal 3.619.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.3avgGeneration 35.1avgTransfers 0.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.2GW · 17:15
Low 24.3 · 04:25Avg 35.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain99%of demand
Generation 35.1Transfers 0.3 GW
Net imports8GWh
In
28 Out
20
Zero-carbon share43%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 1%Wind 19%Solar 1%

Transfers · Fri 9 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 9 December 2016, Great Britain imported 28 GWh and exported 20 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (23 GWh), and the most exports went to France (17 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 9 Dec
Imported
28GWh
Exported
20GWh
Net in
8GWh
Average net flow
0.35GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.60GWExporting

In 2.0 GWhOut 16.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.02GWExporting

In 2.8 GWhOut 3.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.97GWImporting

In 23.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWPumping

Generated 9.3 GWhPumped 11.2 GWh

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