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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 26 December 2016

On Monday 26 December, demand averaged 28.6 GW. Renewables supplied 36%.

28.6GW AVERAGEWind9.24 GW31%Hydro0.95 GW3%Solar0.60 GW2%Gas7.15 GW24%Coal1.87 GW6%Imports1.51 GW5%Nuclear8.36 GW28%28.6GW AVERAGE31%24%28%
Price
£31.09/MWh
Day average £31.09
Demand28.6GW
Generation 28.2Transfers 0.5
Fossil fuels24%
Renewables36%
Other33%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Monday 26 December 2016, wind supplied 31% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 28%. Demand peaked at 35.9 GW at 17:20. The price £31.09/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.0 GW at 13:30. Solar generation peaked at 3.3 GW at 11:30. The wholesale price ranged from £0.92/MWh at 05:00 to £65.72/MWh at 17:30. Wind made 33% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 11% across 2016.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.602.0%Wind 9.2431.1%Gas 7.1524.1%Hydro 0.953.2%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.3628.2%Coal 1.876.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.6avgGeneration 28.2avgTransfers 0.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.9GW · 17:20
Low 20.5 · 04:40Avg 28.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain98%of demand
Generation 28.2Transfers 0.5 GW
Net imports12GWh
In
27 Out
15
Zero-carbon share68%of generation
Nuclear 30%Hydro 3%Wind 33%Solar 2%

Transfers · Mon 26 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 26 December 2016, Great Britain imported 27 GWh and exported 15 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (16 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (7 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 26 Dec
Imported
27GWh
Exported
15GWh
Net in
12GWh
Average net flow
0.52GW 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

Average0.06GWImporting

In 6.9 GWhOut 5.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.09GWExporting

In 4.5 GWhOut 6.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.55GWImporting

In 15.6 GWhOut 2.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWPumping

Generated 9.2 GWhPumped 10.5 GWh

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