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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 29 December 2016

On Thursday 29 December, demand averaged 34.9 GW. Renewables supplied 18%.

34.9GW AVERAGEWind4.64 GW13%Hydro1.02 GW3%Solar0.70 GW2%Gas15.32 GW43%Coal3.68 GW10%Imports2.25 GW6%Nuclear7.93 GW22%34.9GW AVERAGE13%43%10%22%
Price
£52.57/MWh
Day average £52.57
Demand34.9GW
Generation 33.3Transfers 1.6
Fossil fuels43%
Renewables18%
Other29%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Thursday 29 December 2016, gas supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 22%. Demand peaked at 44.7 GW at 17:25. The price £52.57/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.0 GW at 21:00. Solar generation peaked at 3.6 GW at 12:00. The wholesale price ranged from £40.23/MWh at 04:30 to £100.39/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 46% 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 0.702.0%Wind 4.6413.1%Gas 15.3243.1%Hydro 1.022.9%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.9322.3%Coal 3.6810.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.9avgGeneration 33.3avgTransfers 1.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.7GW · 17:25
Low 24.9 · 04:30Avg 34.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 33.3Transfers 1.6 GW
Net imports40GWh
In
44 Out
4
Zero-carbon share43%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 3%Wind 14%Solar 2%

Transfers · Thu 29 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 29 December 2016, Great Britain imported 44 GWh and exported 4 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (21 GWh), and the most exports went to France (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 29 Dec
Imported
44GWh
Exported
4GWh
Net in
40GWh
Average net flow
1.67GW 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

Average0.49GWImporting

In 15.3 GWhOut 3.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.33GWImporting

In 7.9 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.85GWImporting

In 20.7 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWPumping

Generated 10.1 GWhPumped 12.2 GWh

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