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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 14 December 2016

On Wednesday 14 December, demand averaged 36.7 GW. Renewables supplied 14%.

36.7GW AVERAGEWind4.69 GW12%Hydro0.26 GW1%Solar0.54 GW1%Gas19.90 GW51%Coal4.43 GW11%Imports0.98 GW3%Nuclear8.02 GW21%36.7GW AVERAGE12%51%11%21%
Price
£45.32/MWh
Day average £45.32
Demand36.7GW
Generation 37.8Transfers −1.2
Fossil fuels51%
Renewables14%
Other23%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Wednesday 14 December 2016, gas supplied 51% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 45.9 GW at 17:00. The price £45.32/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.5 GW at 07:45. Solar generation peaked at 3.0 GW at 12:00. The wholesale price ranged from £33.62/MWh at 04:00 to £82.93/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 53% 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 0.541.4%Wind 4.6912.1%Gas 19.9051.3%Hydro 0.260.7%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.0220.7%Coal 4.4311.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.7avgGeneration 37.8avgTransfers −1.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.9GW · 17:00
Low 25.1 · 04:25Avg 36.70–60 GW
Made in Great Britain103%of demand
Generation 37.8Transfers −1.2 GW
Net exports23GWh
In
15 Out
38
Zero-carbon share36%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 12%Solar 1%

Transfers · Wed 14 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 14 December 2016, Great Britain imported 15 GWh and exported 38 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (12 GWh), and the most exports went to France (22 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 14 Dec
Imported
15GWh
Exported
38GWh
Net out
23GWh
Average net flow
0.95GW 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

Average0.86GWExporting

In 0.8 GWhOut 21.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.15GWExporting

In 2.4 GWhOut 6.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.06GWImporting

In 11.6 GWhOut 10.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.22GWPumping

Generated 8.6 GWhPumped 13.8 GWh

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