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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 12 December 2016

On Monday 12 December, demand averaged 37.7 GW. Renewables supplied 7%.

37.7GW AVERAGEWind2.24 GW6%Hydro0.42 GW1%Solar0.11 GW0%Gas21.92 GW56%Coal5.29 GW14%Imports1.35 GW3%Nuclear7.81 GW20%37.7GW AVERAGE56%14%20%
Price
£57.83/MWh
Day average £57.83
Demand37.7GW
Generation 37.8Transfers −0.1
Fossil fuels56%
Renewables7%
Other23%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Monday 12 December 2016, gas supplied 56% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 20%. Demand peaked at 48.1 GW at 17:00. The price £57.83/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 2.8 GW at 11:40. Solar generation peaked at 0.7 GW at 11:00. The wholesale price ranged from £34.44/MWh at 05:30 to £103.23/MWh at 15:30. Gas made 58% 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 0.110.3%Wind 2.245.7%Gas 21.9256.0%Hydro 0.421.1%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.8120.0%Coal 5.2913.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.7avgGeneration 37.8avgTransfers −0.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand48.1GW · 17:00
Low 24.7 · 03:55Avg 37.70–60 GW
Made in Great Britain100%of demand
Generation 37.8Transfers −0.1 GW
Net exports2GWh
In
21 Out
23
Zero-carbon share28%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 6%Solar 0%

Transfers · Mon 12 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 12 December 2016, Great Britain imported 21 GWh and exported 23 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (14 GWh), and the most exports went to France (15 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 12 Dec
Imported
21GWh
Exported
23GWh
Net out
2GWh
Average net flow
0.08GW out

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

Average0.48GWExporting

In 3.9 GWhOut 15.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.00GWIdle

In 3.0 GWhOut 3.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.40GWImporting

In 13.8 GWhOut 4.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWGenerating

Generated 11.7 GWhPumped 11.3 GWh

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