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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 1 December 2017

On Friday 1 December, demand averaged 40.9 GW. Renewables supplied 18%.

40.9GW AVERAGEWind6.81 GW16%Hydro0.46 GW1%Biomass1.98 GW5%Solar0.80 GW2%Gas18.66 GW42%Coal7.91 GW18%Imports0.98 GW2%Nuclear6.34 GW14%40.9GW AVERAGE16%42%18%14%
Price
£56.19/MWh
Day average £56.19
Demand40.9GW
Generation 43.0Transfers −2.1
Fossil fuels42%
Renewables18%
Other21%
Carbon intensityVery high
399g/kWh
0Day average 399300
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Key moments

On Friday 1 December 2017, gas supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and coal 18%. Demand peaked at 48.4 GW at 17:05. Carbon intensity averaged 399 g/kWh and the price £56.19/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.8 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 4.5 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (312 g/kWh) and highest at 15:30 (458 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £44.98/MWh at 00:00 to £74.31/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 43% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 43% across 2017.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.801.8%Wind 6.8115.5%Gas 18.6642.5%Hydro 0.461.0%Biomass 1.984.5%Nuclear 6.3414.4%Coal 7.9118.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 40.9avgGeneration 43.0avgTransfers −2.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand48.4GW · 17:05
Low 29.4 · 04:15Avg 40.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain105%of demand
Generation 43.0Transfers −2.1 GW
Net exports49GWh
In
15 Out
64
Zero-carbon share34%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 1%Wind 16%Solar 2%

Transfers · Fri 1 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 1 December 2017, Great Britain imported 15 GWh and exported 64 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (12 GWh), and the most exports went to France (46 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 1 Dec
Imported
15GWh
Exported
64GWh
Net out
49GWh
Average net flow
2.04GW out

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

Average1.90GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 45.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.39GWExporting

In 3.3 GWhOut 12.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.25GWImporting

In 11.8 GWhOut 5.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWPumping

Generated 8.5 GWhPumped 8.9 GWh

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