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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 11 December 2017

On Monday 11 December, demand averaged 42.5 GW. Renewables supplied 14%.

42.5GW AVERAGEWind5.20 GW12%Hydro0.53 GW1%Biomass2.02 GW5%Solar0.44 GW1%Gas18.90 GW44%Coal8.13 GW19%Imports2.12 GW5%Nuclear5.94 GW14%42.5GW AVERAGE12%44%19%14%
Price
£59.19/MWh
Day average £59.19
Demand42.5GW
Generation 41.2Transfers 1.3
Fossil fuels44%
Renewables14%
Other23%
Carbon intensityVery high
398g/kWh
0Day average 398300
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Key moments

On Monday 11 December 2017, gas supplied 44% of Great Britain’s electricity and coal 19%. Demand peaked at 51.1 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 398 g/kWh and the price £59.19/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.4 GW at 15:55. Solar generation peaked at 2.6 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 05:00 (319 g/kWh) and highest at 23:30 (449 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £42.86/MWh at 06:30 to £83.97/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 46% 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 0.441.0%Wind 5.2012.0%Gas 18.9043.7%Hydro 0.531.2%Biomass 2.024.7%Nuclear 5.9413.7%Coal 8.1318.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 42.5avgGeneration 41.2avgTransfers 1.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand51.1GW · 17:20
Low 28.6 · 04:25Avg 42.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 41.2Transfers 1.3 GW
Net imports37GWh
In
41 Out
5
Zero-carbon share29%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 1%Wind 13%Solar 1%

Transfers · Mon 11 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 11 December 2017, Great Britain imported 41 GWh and exported 5 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (23 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 11 Dec
Imported
41GWh
Exported
5GWh
Net in
37GWh
Average net flow
1.53GW 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

Average0.96GWImporting

In 23.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.07GWImporting

In 5.6 GWhOut 3.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.50GWImporting

In 12.8 GWhOut 0.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.20GWPumping

Generated 9.4 GWhPumped 14.3 GWh

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