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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 21 December 2016

On Wednesday 21 December, demand averaged 36.8 GW. Renewables supplied 23%.

36.8GW AVERAGEWind7.89 GW21%Hydro0.73 GW2%Solar0.14 GW0%Gas16.02 GW42%Coal3.61 GW9%Imports1.59 GW4%Nuclear8.27 GW22%36.8GW AVERAGE21%42%9%22%
Price
£46.12/MWh
Day average £46.12
Demand36.8GW
Generation 36.7Transfers 0.1
Fossil fuels42%
Renewables23%
Other26%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Wednesday 21 December 2016, gas supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 22%. Demand peaked at 46.8 GW at 17:20. The price £46.12/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.5 GW at 14:20. Solar generation peaked at 0.7 GW at 13:00. The wholesale price ranged from £35.64/MWh at 04:30 to £64.33/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 44% 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 0.140.4%Wind 7.8920.6%Gas 16.0241.9%Hydro 0.731.9%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.2721.6%Coal 3.619.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.8avgGeneration 36.7avgTransfers 0.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.8GW · 17:20
Low 24.6 · 04:45Avg 36.80–60 GW
Made in Great Britain100%of demand
Generation 36.7Transfers 0.1 GW
Net imports5GWh
In
29 Out
25
Zero-carbon share46%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 2%Wind 22%Solar 0%

Transfers · Wed 21 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 21 December 2016, Great Britain imported 29 GWh and exported 25 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (24 GWh), and the most exports went to France (20 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 21 Dec
Imported
29GWh
Exported
25GWh
Net in
5GWh
Average net flow
0.19GW 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

Average0.70GWExporting

In 2.8 GWhOut 19.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.09GWExporting

In 2.7 GWhOut 4.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.98GWImporting

In 23.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWPumping

Generated 9.0 GWhPumped 10.7 GWh

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