All interconnectors
Mon 19 Dec- Imported
- 18GWh
- Exported
- 32GWh
- Net out
- 14GWh
- Average net flow
- 0.57GW out
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 19 December 2016
On Monday 19 December, demand averaged 37.2 GW. Renewables supplied 6%.
Price
£45.77/MWh
Day average £45.77
Demand37.2GW
Generation 37.8Transfers −0.7
Fossil fuels53%
Renewables6%
Other24%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments
On Monday 19 December 2016, gas supplied 53% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 46.5 GW at 16:50. The price £45.77/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 2.1 GW at 02:15. Solar generation peaked at 0.6 GW at 11:30. The wholesale price ranged from £35.39/MWh at 05:30 to £60.59/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 55% 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 1.634.2%Gas 20.7653.4%Hydro 0.571.5%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.2921.3%Coal 6.4616.6%
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£42.30
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Demand 28.7Generation 29.3Transfers -0.6
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Demand 37.2avgGeneration 37.8avgTransfers −0.7avg
Peak demand46.5GW · 16:50
Low 24.2 · 04:25Avg 37.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain102%of demand
Generation 37.8Transfers −0.7 GW
Net exports14GWh
In18
Out32
Zero-carbon share28%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 2%Wind 4%Solar 0%
Transfers · Mon 19 Dec
Interconnectors and storage
On Monday 19 December 2016, Great Britain imported 18 GWh and exported 32 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (13 GWh), and the most exports went to France (18 GWh).
Belgium
Nemo LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Denmark
Viking LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
France
IFA · IFA2 · ElecLinkAverage0.63GWExporting
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 2.7 GWhOut 17.8 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.16GWExporting
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
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In 2.1 GWhOut 5.8 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage0.21GWImporting
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-1
0
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In 13.5 GWhOut 8.4 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-3
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-1
0
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersAverage0.09GWPumping
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Generated 7.3 GWhPumped 9.4 GWh
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