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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 10 December 2017

On Sunday 10 December, demand averaged 38.1 GW. Renewables supplied 13%.

38.1GW AVERAGEWind4.11 GW11%Hydro0.59 GW2%Biomass2.03 GW5%Solar0.17 GW0%Gas16.94 GW44%Coal6.40 GW17%Imports2.76 GW7%Nuclear5.69 GW15%38.1GW AVERAGE11%44%17%7%15%
Price
£57.79/MWh
Day average £57.79
Demand38.1GW
Generation 35.9Transfers 2.2
Fossil fuels44%
Renewables13%
Other27%
Carbon intensityHigh
383g/kWh
0Day average 383300
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Key moments

On Sunday 10 December 2017, gas supplied 44% of Great Britain’s electricity and coal 17%. Demand peaked at 48.2 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 383 g/kWh and the price £57.79/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.6 GW at 09:20. Solar generation peaked at 1.1 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 08:30 (335 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (428 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £47.99/MWh at 23:30 to £85.01/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 47% 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 0.170.4%Wind 4.1110.6%Gas 16.9443.8%Hydro 0.591.5%Biomass 2.035.2%Nuclear 5.6914.7%Coal 6.4016.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 38.1avgGeneration 35.9avgTransfers 2.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand48.2GW · 17:20
Low 28.0 · 04:55Avg 38.10–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 35.9Transfers 2.2 GW
Net imports59GWh
In
59 Out
1
Zero-carbon share29%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 2%Wind 11%Solar 0%

Transfers · Sun 10 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 10 December 2017, Great Britain imported 59 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (32 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 10 Dec
Imported
59GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
59GWh
Average net flow
2.44GW 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

Average1.35GWImporting

In 32.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.37GWImporting

In 9.3 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.72GWImporting

In 17.5 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.26GWPumping

Generated 7.2 GWhPumped 13.4 GWh

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