All interconnectors
Fri 23 Dec- Imported
- 34GWh
- Exported
- 5GWh
- Net in
- 29GWh
- Average net flow
- 1.21GW in
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 23 December 2016
On Friday 23 December, demand averaged 34.6 GW. Renewables supplied 29%.
Price
£42.49/MWh
Day average £42.49
Demand34.6GW
Generation 33.7Transfers 0.9
Fossil fuels33%
Renewables29%
Other28%
Carbon intensity
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Records set on this day
All recordsKey moments
On Friday 23 December 2016, gas supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 27%. Demand peaked at 42.8 GW at 17:20. The price £42.49/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.5 GW at 17:40. Solar generation peaked at 0.6 GW at 11:30. The wholesale price ranged from £35.58/MWh at 03:00 to £55.67/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 35% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 45% across 2016.
Charts
Generation, demand, price and carbon
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Solar 0.120.3%Wind 9.4926.8%Gas 11.6332.9%Hydro 0.671.9%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.3423.6%Coal 3.419.7%
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Demand 27.3Generation 25.3Transfers 1.9
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Demand 34.6avgGeneration 33.7avgTransfers 0.9avg
Peak demand42.8GW · 17:20
Low 24.2 · 04:25Avg 34.60–60 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 33.7Transfers 0.9 GW
Net imports29GWh
In34
Out5
Zero-carbon share55%of generation
Nuclear 25%Hydro 2%Wind 28%Solar 0%
Transfers · Fri 23 Dec
Interconnectors and storage
On Friday 23 December 2016, Great Britain imported 34 GWh and exported 5 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (22 GWh), and the most exports went to France (4 GWh).
Belgium
Nemo LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-3
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-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 · ElecLinkAverage0.15GWImporting
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 7.6 GWhOut 3.9 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.15GWImporting
-3
-2
-1
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In 5.0 GWhOut 1.3 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage0.91GWImporting
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-1
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In 21.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersAverage0.27GWPumping
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Generated 6.6 GWhPumped 13.0 GWh
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