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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 18 December 2016

On Sunday 18 December, demand averaged 32.4 GW. Renewables supplied 8%.

32.4GW AVERAGEWind2.23 GW7%Hydro0.34 GW1%Solar0.19 GW1%Gas16.31 GW49%Coal3.74 GW11%Imports1.90 GW6%Nuclear8.29 GW25%32.4GW AVERAGE49%11%25%
Price
£42.54/MWh
Day average £42.54
Demand32.4GW
Generation 31.1Transfers 1.3
Fossil fuels49%
Renewables8%
Other31%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Sunday 18 December 2016, gas supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 25%. Demand peaked at 42.5 GW at 17:15. The price £42.54/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.3 GW at 00:45. Solar generation peaked at 1.1 GW at 12:00. The wholesale price ranged from £34.38/MWh at 05:00 to £64.72/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 52% 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 0.190.6%Wind 2.236.7%Gas 16.3149.4%Hydro 0.341.0%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.2925.1%Coal 3.7411.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.4avgGeneration 31.1avgTransfers 1.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.5GW · 17:15
Low 22.7 · 04:55Avg 32.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 31.1Transfers 1.3 GW
Net imports35GWh
In
39 Out
5
Zero-carbon share36%of generation
Nuclear 27%Hydro 1%Wind 7%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sun 18 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 18 December 2016, Great Britain imported 39 GWh and exported 5 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (22 GWh), and the most exports went to France (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 18 Dec
Imported
39GWh
Exported
5GWh
Net in
35GWh
Average net flow
1.44GW 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

Average0.42GWImporting

In 12.8 GWhOut 2.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.09GWImporting

In 3.9 GWhOut 1.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.94GWImporting

In 22.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.18GWPumping

Generated 6.5 GWhPumped 10.7 GWh

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