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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 10 December 2016

On Saturday 10 December, demand averaged 32.4 GW. Renewables supplied 18%.

32.4GW AVERAGEWind5.41 GW16%Hydro0.34 GW1%Solar0.08 GW0%Gas15.13 GW46%Coal2.88 GW9%Imports1.63 GW5%Nuclear7.77 GW23%32.4GW AVERAGE16%46%9%23%
Price
£45.80/MWh
Day average £45.80
Demand32.4GW
Generation 31.6Transfers 0.8
Fossil fuels46%
Renewables18%
Other28%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Saturday 10 December 2016, gas supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 23%. Demand peaked at 41.7 GW at 17:20. The price £45.80/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.3 GW at 00:15. The wholesale price ranged from £34.28/MWh at 00:00 to £80.58/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 48% 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 0.080.2%Wind 5.4116.3%Gas 15.1345.5%Hydro 0.341.0%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.7723.4%Coal 2.888.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.4avgGeneration 31.6avgTransfers 0.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.7GW · 17:20
Low 23.0 · 04:25Avg 32.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 31.6Transfers 0.8 GW
Net imports20GWh
In
31 Out
10
Zero-carbon share43%of generation
Nuclear 25%Hydro 1%Wind 17%Solar 0%

Transfers · Sat 10 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 10 December 2016, Great Britain imported 31 GWh and exported 10 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (21 GWh), and the most exports went to France (8 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 10 Dec
Imported
31GWh
Exported
10GWh
Net in
20GWh
Average net flow
0.85GW 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

Average0.12GWExporting

In 5.4 GWhOut 8.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.09GWImporting

In 3.9 GWhOut 1.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.89GWImporting

In 21.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWPumping

Generated 8.6 GWhPumped 9.6 GWh

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