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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 31 December 2016

On Saturday 31 December, demand averaged 31.6 GW. Renewables supplied 24%.

31.6GW AVERAGEWind6.72 GW21%Hydro0.97 GW3%Solar0.18 GW1%Gas10.86 GW34%Coal4.06 GW13%Imports2.13 GW7%Nuclear7.32 GW23%31.6GW AVERAGE21%34%13%23%
Price
£52.64/MWh
Day average £52.64
Demand31.6GW
Generation 30.1Transfers 1.5
Fossil fuels34%
Renewables24%
Other29%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Saturday 31 December 2016, gas supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 23%. Demand peaked at 40.7 GW at 17:20. The price £52.64/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.3 GW at 13:25. Solar generation peaked at 1.0 GW at 12:30. The wholesale price ranged from £40.17/MWh at 03:30 to £100.84/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 36% 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 0.180.6%Wind 6.7220.8%Gas 10.8633.7%Hydro 0.973.0%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.3222.7%Coal 4.0612.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.6avgGeneration 30.1avgTransfers 1.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.7GW · 17:20
Low 23.0 · 04:50Avg 31.60–60 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 30.1Transfers 1.5 GW
Net imports37GWh
In
42 Out
5
Zero-carbon share50%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 3%Wind 22%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sat 31 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 31 December 2016, Great Britain imported 42 GWh and exported 5 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (23 GWh), and the most exports went to France (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 31 Dec
Imported
42GWh
Exported
5GWh
Net in
37GWh
Average net flow
1.54GW 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

Average0.33GWImporting

In 12.0 GWhOut 4.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.24GWImporting

In 7.0 GWhOut 1.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.97GWImporting

In 23.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWPumping

Generated 8.8 GWhPumped 9.8 GWh

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