All interconnectors
Tue 13 Dec- Imported
- 17GWh
- Exported
- 22GWh
- Net out
- 5GWh
- Average net flow
- 0.21GW out
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 13 December 2016
On Tuesday 13 December, demand averaged 37.5 GW. Renewables supplied 9%.
Price
£42.73/MWh
Day average £42.73
Demand37.5GW
Generation 38.0Transfers −0.5
Fossil fuels55%
Renewables9%
Other23%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments
On Tuesday 13 December 2016, gas supplied 55% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 20%. Demand peaked at 47.3 GW at 16:50. The price £42.73/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.5 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 0.6 GW at 12:00. The wholesale price ranged from £35.21/MWh at 05:00 to £62.76/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 56% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 45% across 2016.
Charts
Generation, demand, price and carbon
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Solar 0.110.3%Wind 3.208.2%Gas 21.3554.7%Hydro 0.270.7%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.9420.3%Coal 5.1713.2%
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£38.72
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Demand 28.5Generation 29.8Transfers -1.2
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Demand 37.5avgGeneration 38.0avgTransfers −0.5avg
Peak demand47.3GW · 16:50
Low 25.3 · 04:25Avg 37.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain101%of demand
Generation 38.0Transfers −0.5 GW
Net exports5GWh
In17
Out22
Zero-carbon share30%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 8%Solar 0%
Transfers · Tue 13 Dec
Interconnectors and storage
On Tuesday 13 December 2016, Great Britain imported 17 GWh and exported 22 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (13 GWh), and the most exports went to France (20 GWh).
Belgium
Nemo LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Denmark
Viking LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
France
IFA · IFA2 · ElecLinkAverage0.81GWExporting
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 0.5 GWhOut 19.8 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.06GWImporting
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 3.1 GWhOut 1.7 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage0.53GWImporting
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
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In 13.4 GWhOut 0.5 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-3
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-1
0
1
2
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersAverage0.32GWPumping
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Generated 6.6 GWhPumped 14.2 GWh
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