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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 3 December 2017

On Sunday 3 December, demand averaged 34.8 GW. Renewables supplied 14%.

34.8GW AVERAGEWind4.36 GW12%Hydro0.55 GW2%Biomass2.03 GW6%Solar0.27 GW1%Gas14.84 GW41%Coal6.07 GW17%Imports1.61 GW4%Nuclear6.69 GW18%34.8GW AVERAGE12%41%17%18%
Price
£56.38/MWh
Day average £56.38
Demand34.8GW
Generation 34.8Transfers 0.0
Fossil fuels41%
Renewables14%
Other28%
Carbon intensityHigh
377g/kWh
0Day average 377300
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Key moments

On Sunday 3 December 2017, gas supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 45.2 GW at 17:15. Carbon intensity averaged 377 g/kWh and the price £56.38/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.9 GW at 02:15. Solar generation peaked at 1.6 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 05:30 (309 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (440 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £47.43/MWh at 23:30 to £67.82/MWh at 12:30. 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 0.270.7%Wind 4.3612.0%Gas 14.8440.7%Hydro 0.551.5%Biomass 2.035.6%Nuclear 6.6918.4%Coal 6.0716.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.8avgGeneration 34.8avgTransfers 0.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.2GW · 17:15
Low 25.5 · 04:50Avg 34.80–60 GW
Made in Great Britain100%of demand
Generation 34.8Transfers 0.0 GW
Net imports4GWh
In
31 Out
28
Zero-carbon share34%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 2%Wind 13%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sun 3 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 3 December 2017, Great Britain imported 31 GWh and exported 28 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (20 GWh), and the most exports went to France (20 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 3 Dec
Imported
31GWh
Exported
28GWh
Net in
4GWh
Average net flow
0.16GW 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

Average0.61GWExporting

In 5.7 GWhOut 20.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.08GWExporting

In 5.4 GWhOut 7.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.84GWImporting

In 20.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.14GWPumping

Generated 7.5 GWhPumped 10.8 GWh

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