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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 4 December 2017

On Monday 4 December, demand averaged 38.9 GW. Renewables supplied 14%.

38.9GW AVERAGEWind4.69 GW11%Hydro0.57 GW1%Biomass2.02 GW5%Solar0.42 GW1%Gas18.00 GW43%Coal7.79 GW19%Imports1.52 GW4%Nuclear6.71 GW16%38.9GW AVERAGE11%43%19%16%
Price
£53.87/MWh
Day average £53.87
Demand38.9GW
Generation 40.2Transfers −1.3
Fossil fuels43%
Renewables14%
Other25%
Carbon intensityVery high
418g/kWh
0Day average 418300
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Key moments

On Monday 4 December 2017, gas supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and coal 19%. Demand peaked at 47.6 GW at 17:40. Carbon intensity averaged 418 g/kWh and the price £53.87/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.0 GW at 23:10. Solar generation peaked at 2.7 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:30 (377 g/kWh) and highest at 08:30 (462 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £42.98/MWh at 23:30 to £70.78/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 45% 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 0.421.0%Wind 4.6911.3%Gas 18.0043.1%Hydro 0.571.4%Biomass 2.024.8%Nuclear 6.7116.1%Coal 7.7918.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 38.9avgGeneration 40.2avgTransfers −1.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand47.6GW · 17:40
Low 26.4 · 03:55Avg 38.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain103%of demand
Generation 40.2Transfers −1.3 GW
Net exports30GWh
In
28 Out
58
Zero-carbon share31%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 12%Solar 1%

Transfers · Mon 4 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 4 December 2017, Great Britain imported 28 GWh and exported 58 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (23 GWh), and the most exports went to France (45 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 4 Dec
Imported
28GWh
Exported
58GWh
Net out
30GWh
Average net flow
1.25GW 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

Average1.89GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 45.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.33GWExporting

In 4.7 GWhOut 12.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.97GWImporting

In 23.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWPumping

Generated 8.3 GWhPumped 10.2 GWh

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