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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 17 December 2016

On Saturday 17 December, demand averaged 33.2 GW. Renewables supplied 10%.

33.2GW AVERAGEWind2.82 GW8%Hydro0.32 GW1%Solar0.26 GW1%Gas17.54 GW51%Coal3.44 GW10%Imports1.43 GW4%Nuclear8.26 GW24%33.2GW AVERAGE8%51%10%24%
Price
£42.23/MWh
Day average £42.23
Demand33.2GW
Generation 32.6Transfers 0.5
Fossil fuels51%
Renewables10%
Other28%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Saturday 17 December 2016, gas supplied 51% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 24%. Demand peaked at 42.3 GW at 17:30. The price £42.23/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.5 GW at 12:30. Solar generation peaked at 1.4 GW at 11:30. The wholesale price ranged from £36.24/MWh at 06:30 to £62.08/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 54% 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 0.260.8%Wind 2.828.3%Gas 17.5451.5%Hydro 0.320.9%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.2624.3%Coal 3.4410.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.2avgGeneration 32.6avgTransfers 0.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.3GW · 17:30
Low 23.6 · 04:25Avg 33.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain98%of demand
Generation 32.6Transfers 0.5 GW
Net imports14GWh
In
27 Out
12
Zero-carbon share36%of generation
Nuclear 25%Hydro 1%Wind 9%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sat 17 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 17 December 2016, Great Britain imported 27 GWh and exported 12 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (21 GWh), and the most exports went to France (11 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 17 Dec
Imported
27GWh
Exported
12GWh
Net in
14GWh
Average net flow
0.60GW 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

Average0.34GWExporting

In 3.0 GWhOut 11.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.08GWImporting

In 3.2 GWhOut 1.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.86GWImporting

In 20.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWPumping

Generated 7.6 GWhPumped 9.5 GWh

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