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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 20 December 2016

On Tuesday 20 December, demand averaged 37.6 GW. Renewables supplied 17%.

37.6GW AVERAGEWind5.93 GW15%Hydro0.57 GW1%Solar0.36 GW1%Gas19.49 GW49%Coal3.93 GW10%Imports0.87 GW2%Nuclear8.28 GW21%37.6GW AVERAGE15%49%10%21%
Price
£44.22/MWh
Day average £44.22
Demand37.6GW
Generation 38.6Transfers −1.0
Fossil fuels49%
Renewables17%
Other23%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Tuesday 20 December 2016, gas supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 47.0 GW at 17:20. The price £44.22/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.1 GW at 20:20. Solar generation peaked at 2.1 GW at 12:00. The wholesale price ranged from £36.56/MWh at 05:30 to £70.69/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 51% 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 0.360.9%Wind 5.9315.0%Gas 19.4949.4%Hydro 0.571.5%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.2821.0%Coal 3.9310.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.6avgGeneration 38.6avgTransfers −1.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand47.0GW · 17:20
Low 26.1 · 04:25Avg 37.60–60 GW
Made in Great Britain103%of demand
Generation 38.6Transfers −1.0 GW
Net exports22GWh
In
13 Out
35
Zero-carbon share39%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 15%Solar 1%

Transfers · Tue 20 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 20 December 2016, Great Britain imported 13 GWh and exported 35 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (13 GWh), and the most exports went to France (23 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 20 Dec
Imported
13GWh
Exported
35GWh
Net out
22GWh
Average net flow
0.92GW 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

Average0.96GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 23.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.31GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 7.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.35GWImporting

In 12.6 GWhOut 4.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWPumping

Generated 8.2 GWhPumped 9.8 GWh

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