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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 28 December 2016

On Wednesday 28 December, demand averaged 34.5 GW. Renewables supplied 15%.

34.5GW AVERAGEWind3.53 GW10%Hydro0.96 GW3%Solar0.62 GW2%Gas16.07 GW46%Coal3.80 GW11%Imports2.17 GW6%Nuclear8.04 GW23%34.5GW AVERAGE10%46%11%23%
Price
£53.56/MWh
Day average £53.56
Demand34.5GW
Generation 33.0Transfers 1.4
Fossil fuels46%
Renewables15%
Other29%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Wednesday 28 December 2016, gas supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 23%. Demand peaked at 44.1 GW at 17:30. The price £53.56/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.4 GW at 23:20. Solar generation peaked at 3.3 GW at 12:00. The wholesale price ranged from £39.63/MWh at 04:30 to £121.74/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 49% 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 0.621.8%Wind 3.5310.0%Gas 16.0745.7%Hydro 0.962.7%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.0422.8%Coal 3.8010.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.5avgGeneration 33.0avgTransfers 1.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.1GW · 17:30
Low 24.3 · 04:25Avg 34.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 33.0Transfers 1.4 GW
Net imports39GWh
In
44 Out
5
Zero-carbon share40%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 3%Wind 11%Solar 2%

Transfers · Wed 28 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 28 December 2016, Great Britain imported 44 GWh and exported 5 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (21 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 28 Dec
Imported
44GWh
Exported
5GWh
Net in
39GWh
Average net flow
1.64GW 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

Average0.71GWImporting

In 19.3 GWhOut 2.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.04GWImporting

In 3.4 GWhOut 2.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.89GWImporting

In 21.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.20GWPumping

Generated 8.2 GWhPumped 13.1 GWh

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