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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 6 December 2017

On Wednesday 6 December, demand averaged 38.5 GW. Renewables supplied 29%.

38.5GW AVERAGEWind11.29 GW28%Hydro0.50 GW1%Biomass2.04 GW5%Solar0.15 GW0%Gas12.69 GW31%Coal6.27 GW15%Imports1.33 GW3%Nuclear6.70 GW16%38.5GW AVERAGE28%31%15%16%
Price
£54.51/MWh
Day average £54.51
Demand38.5GW
Generation 39.6Transfers −1.1
Fossil fuels31%
Renewables29%
Other25%
Carbon intensityHigh
326g/kWh
0Day average 326300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 6 December 2017, gas supplied 31% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 28%. Demand peaked at 47.8 GW at 16:45. Carbon intensity averaged 326 g/kWh and the price £54.51/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.4 GW at 17:45. Solar generation peaked at 1.0 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (221 g/kWh) and highest at 07:30 (362 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £44.90/MWh at 04:30 to £110.20/MWh at 01:00. Gas made 32% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 43% across 2017.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.150.4%Wind 11.2927.5%Gas 12.6931.0%Hydro 0.501.2%Biomass 2.045.0%Nuclear 6.7016.4%Coal 6.2715.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 38.5avgGeneration 39.6avgTransfers −1.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand47.8GW · 16:45
Low 26.6 · 04:25Avg 38.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain103%of demand
Generation 39.6Transfers −1.1 GW
Net exports22GWh
In
26 Out
49
Zero-carbon share47%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 28%Solar 0%

Transfers · Wed 6 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 6 December 2017, Great Britain imported 26 GWh and exported 49 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (21 GWh), and the most exports went to France (45 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 6 Dec
Imported
26GWh
Exported
49GWh
Net out
22GWh
Average net flow
0.93GW 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

Average0.07GWImporting

In 4.9 GWhOut 3.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.90GWImporting

In 21.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.19GWPumping

Generated 5.7 GWhPumped 10.3 GWh

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