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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 7 December 2017

On Thursday 7 December, demand averaged 38.8 GW. Renewables supplied 32%.

38.8GW AVERAGEWind12.27 GW30%Hydro0.59 GW1%Biomass2.03 GW5%Solar0.33 GW1%Gas12.01 GW30%Coal5.14 GW13%Imports1.58 GW4%Nuclear6.70 GW16%38.8GW AVERAGE30%30%13%16%
Price
£50.71/MWh
Day average £50.71
Demand38.8GW
Generation 39.1Transfers −0.3
Fossil fuels30%
Renewables32%
Other25%
Carbon intensityHigh
283g/kWh
0Day average 283300
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Key moments

On Thursday 7 December 2017, wind supplied 30% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 30%. Demand peaked at 48.5 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 283 g/kWh and the price £50.71/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.7 GW at 12:55. Solar generation peaked at 2.3 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:00 (170 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (363 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £38.55/MWh at 04:30 to £67.25/MWh at 17:00. Wind made 31% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 16% across 2017.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.330.8%Wind 12.2730.2%Gas 12.0129.6%Hydro 0.591.5%Biomass 2.035.0%Nuclear 6.7016.5%Coal 5.1412.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 38.8avgGeneration 39.1avgTransfers −0.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand48.5GW · 17:25
Low 26.4 · 04:25Avg 38.80–60 GW
Made in Great Britain101%of demand
Generation 39.1Transfers −0.3 GW
Net exports10GWh
In
27 Out
37
Zero-carbon share51%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 2%Wind 31%Solar 1%

Transfers · Thu 7 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 7 December 2017, Great Britain imported 27 GWh and exported 37 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (21 GWh), and the most exports went to France (34 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 7 Dec
Imported
27GWh
Exported
37GWh
Net out
10GWh
Average net flow
0.41GW 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

Average1.37GWExporting

In 0.6 GWhOut 33.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.10GWImporting

In 6.0 GWhOut 3.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.87GWImporting

In 20.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.11GWGenerating

Generated 10.5 GWhPumped 7.8 GWh

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