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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 5 December 2017

On Tuesday 5 December, demand averaged 39.0 GW. Renewables supplied 21%.

39.0GW AVERAGEWind8.07 GW19%Hydro0.45 GW1%Biomass2.03 GW5%Solar0.11 GW0%Gas15.68 GW38%Coal7.39 GW18%Imports1.34 GW3%Nuclear6.60 GW16%39.0GW AVERAGE19%38%18%16%
Price
£50.28/MWh
Day average £50.28
Demand39.0GW
Generation 40.3Transfers −1.3
Fossil fuels38%
Renewables21%
Other24%
Carbon intensityHigh
383g/kWh
0Day average 383300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 5 December 2017, gas supplied 38% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 19%. Demand peaked at 48.6 GW at 17:15. Carbon intensity averaged 383 g/kWh and the price £50.28/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.0 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 0.6 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (298 g/kWh) and highest at 01:00 (407 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £42.31/MWh at 05:00 to £69.27/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 39% 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 0.110.3%Wind 8.0719.4%Gas 15.6837.6%Hydro 0.451.1%Biomass 2.034.9%Nuclear 6.6015.8%Coal 7.3917.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 39.0avgGeneration 40.3avgTransfers −1.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand48.6GW · 17:15
Low 26.4 · 04:25Avg 39.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain103%of demand
Generation 40.3Transfers −1.3 GW
Net exports30GWh
In
25 Out
55
Zero-carbon share38%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 1%Wind 20%Solar 0%

Transfers · Tue 5 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 5 December 2017, Great Britain imported 25 GWh and exported 55 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (21 GWh), and the most exports went to France (47 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 5 Dec
Imported
25GWh
Exported
55GWh
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

Average1.94GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 46.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.19GWExporting

In 3.5 GWhOut 8.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.89GWImporting

In 21.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWPumping

Generated 7.3 GWhPumped 8.8 GWh

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