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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 22 December 2016

On Thursday 22 December, demand averaged 36.2 GW. Renewables supplied 24%.

36.2GW AVERAGEWind7.72 GW21%Hydro0.64 GW2%Solar0.58 GW2%Gas15.51 GW41%Coal3.64 GW10%Imports1.28 GW3%Nuclear8.28 GW22%36.2GW AVERAGE21%41%10%22%
Price
£42.73/MWh
Day average £42.73
Demand36.2GW
Generation 36.4Transfers −0.1
Fossil fuels41%
Renewables24%
Other25%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Thursday 22 December 2016, gas supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 22%. Demand peaked at 45.6 GW at 17:30. The price £42.73/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.9 GW at 19:55. Solar generation peaked at 3.4 GW at 11:30. The wholesale price ranged from £28.78/MWh at 05:00 to £60.66/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 43% 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 0.581.5%Wind 7.7220.5%Gas 15.5141.2%Hydro 0.641.7%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.2822.0%Coal 3.649.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.2avgGeneration 36.4avgTransfers −0.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.6GW · 17:30
Low 24.8 · 04:40Avg 36.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain100%of demand
Generation 36.4Transfers −0.1 GW
Net exports1GWh
In
22 Out
22
Zero-carbon share47%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 2%Wind 21%Solar 2%

Transfers · Thu 22 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 22 December 2016, Great Britain imported 22 GWh and exported 22 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (16 GWh), and the most exports went to France (18 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 22 Dec
Imported
22GWh
Exported
22GWh
Net out
1GWh
Average net flow
0.03GW 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

Average0.61GWExporting

In 3.0 GWhOut 17.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.01GWExporting

In 2.7 GWhOut 3.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.60GWImporting

In 15.7 GWhOut 1.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWPumping

Generated 9.3 GWhPumped 11.7 GWh

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