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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 11 December 2016

On Sunday 11 December, demand averaged 32.1 GW. Renewables supplied 18%.

32.1GW AVERAGEWind5.01 GW15%Hydro0.36 GW1%Solar0.45 GW1%Gas15.40 GW47%Coal2.05 GW6%Imports1.77 GW5%Nuclear7.95 GW24%32.1GW AVERAGE15%47%24%
Price
£46.36/MWh
Day average £46.36
Demand32.1GW
Generation 31.2Transfers 0.9
Fossil fuels47%
Renewables18%
Other29%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Sunday 11 December 2016, gas supplied 47% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 24%. Demand peaked at 42.4 GW at 17:25. The price £46.36/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.6 GW at 03:15. Solar generation peaked at 2.3 GW at 12:00. The wholesale price ranged from £33.63/MWh at 04:30 to £86.70/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 49% 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 0.451.4%Wind 5.0115.2%Gas 15.4046.7%Hydro 0.361.1%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.9524.1%Coal 2.056.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.1avgGeneration 31.2avgTransfers 0.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.4GW · 17:25
Low 22.1 · 04:55Avg 32.10–60 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 31.2Transfers 0.9 GW
Net imports25GWh
In
33 Out
8
Zero-carbon share44%of generation
Nuclear 25%Hydro 1%Wind 16%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sun 11 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 11 December 2016, Great Britain imported 33 GWh and exported 8 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (24 GWh), and the most exports went to France (7 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 11 Dec
Imported
33GWh
Exported
8GWh
Net in
25GWh
Average net flow
1.05GW 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

Average0.02GWExporting

In 6.3 GWhOut 6.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.07GWImporting

In 3.0 GWhOut 1.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.99GWImporting

In 23.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.19GWPumping

Generated 9.5 GWhPumped 14.1 GWh

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