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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 14 December 2017

On Thursday 14 December, demand averaged 41.8 GW. Renewables supplied 23%.

41.8GW AVERAGEWind8.69 GW20%Hydro0.42 GW1%Biomass1.55 GW4%Solar0.58 GW1%Gas16.01 GW37%Coal7.26 GW17%Imports2.41 GW6%Nuclear6.04 GW14%41.8GW AVERAGE20%37%17%14%
Price
£57.14/MWh
Day average £57.14
Demand41.8GW
Generation 40.6Transfers 1.3
Fossil fuels37%
Renewables23%
Other23%
Carbon intensityHigh
360g/kWh
0Day average 360300
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Key moments

On Thursday 14 December 2017, gas supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 20%. Demand peaked at 50.3 GW at 16:50. Carbon intensity averaged 360 g/kWh and the price £57.14/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.5 GW at 02:00. Solar generation peaked at 3.2 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (280 g/kWh) and highest at 17:30 (410 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £45.55/MWh at 23:30 to £73.03/MWh at 08:30. 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 0.581.3%Wind 8.6920.2%Gas 16.0137.3%Hydro 0.421.0%Biomass 1.553.6%Nuclear 6.0414.1%Coal 7.2616.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 41.8avgGeneration 40.6avgTransfers 1.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand50.3GW · 16:50
Low 29.8 · 04:15Avg 41.80–60 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 40.6Transfers 1.3 GW
Net imports35GWh
In
52 Out
16
Zero-carbon share39%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 1%Wind 21%Solar 1%

Transfers · Thu 14 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 14 December 2017, Great Britain imported 52 GWh and exported 16 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (24 GWh), and the most exports went to France (13 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 14 Dec
Imported
52GWh
Exported
16GWh
Net in
35GWh
Average net flow
1.48GW 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

Average0.46GWImporting

In 23.7 GWhOut 12.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.05GWImporting

In 5.0 GWhOut 3.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.96GWImporting

In 23.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.22GWPumping

Generated 6.0 GWhPumped 11.4 GWh

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