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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 27 December 2016

On Tuesday 27 December, demand averaged 31.9 GW. Renewables supplied 17%.

31.9GW AVERAGEWind3.90 GW12%Hydro1.12 GW3%Solar0.52 GW2%Gas13.91 GW43%Coal3.06 GW9%Imports1.80 GW6%Nuclear8.32 GW26%31.9GW AVERAGE12%43%9%26%
Price
£52.61/MWh
Day average £52.61
Demand31.9GW
Generation 30.8Transfers 1.1
Fossil fuels43%
Renewables17%
Other31%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Tuesday 27 December 2016, gas supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 26%. Demand peaked at 41.2 GW at 17:30. The price £52.61/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.8 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 2.8 GW at 11:30. The wholesale price ranged from £39.66/MWh at 22:30 to £117.13/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 45% 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 0.521.6%Wind 3.9011.9%Gas 13.9142.6%Hydro 1.123.4%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.3225.5%Coal 3.069.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.9avgGeneration 30.8avgTransfers 1.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.2GW · 17:30
Low 22.8 · 04:25Avg 31.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 30.8Transfers 1.1 GW
Net imports24GWh
In
33 Out
9
Zero-carbon share45%of generation
Nuclear 27%Hydro 4%Wind 13%Solar 2%

Transfers · Tue 27 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 27 December 2016, Great Britain imported 33 GWh and exported 9 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (22 GWh), and the most exports went to France (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 27 Dec
Imported
33GWh
Exported
9GWh
Net in
24GWh
Average net flow
1.01GW 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

Average0.16GWImporting

In 9.9 GWhOut 6.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.04GWExporting

In 2.0 GWhOut 3.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.89GWImporting

In 21.6 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWGenerating

Generated 9.7 GWhPumped 7.7 GWh

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