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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 16 December 2016

On Friday 16 December, demand averaged 36.2 GW. Renewables supplied 7%.

36.2GW AVERAGEWind2.11 GW6%Hydro0.31 GW1%Solar0.23 GW1%Gas21.41 GW57%Coal4.40 GW12%Imports1.09 GW3%Nuclear8.21 GW22%36.2GW AVERAGE57%12%22%
Price
£42.55/MWh
Day average £42.55
Demand36.2GW
Generation 36.7Transfers −0.5
Fossil fuels57%
Renewables7%
Other25%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Friday 16 December 2016, gas supplied 57% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 22%. Demand peaked at 45.1 GW at 17:25. The price £42.55/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.7 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 1.2 GW at 12:00. The wholesale price ranged from £35.82/MWh at 04:00 to £54.05/MWh at 07:30. 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 0.230.6%Wind 2.115.6%Gas 21.4156.7%Hydro 0.310.8%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.2121.7%Coal 4.4011.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.2avgGeneration 36.7avgTransfers −0.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.1GW · 17:25
Low 24.9 · 03:55Avg 36.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain101%of demand
Generation 36.7Transfers −0.5 GW
Net exports10GWh
In
19 Out
28
Zero-carbon share30%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 1%Wind 6%Solar 1%

Transfers · Fri 16 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 16 December 2016, Great Britain imported 19 GWh and exported 28 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (14 GWh), and the most exports went to France (20 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 16 Dec
Imported
19GWh
Exported
28GWh
Net out
10GWh
Average net flow
0.41GW 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

Average0.70GWExporting

In 2.9 GWhOut 19.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.08GWExporting

In 2.2 GWhOut 4.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.38GWImporting

In 13.6 GWhOut 4.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWPumping

Generated 7.4 GWhPumped 9.8 GWh

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