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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 17 December 2017

On Sunday 17 December, demand averaged 37.4 GW. Renewables supplied 22%.

37.4GW AVERAGEWind7.76 GW20%Hydro0.46 GW1%Biomass1.72 GW5%Solar0.10 GW0%Gas14.04 GW37%Coal4.76 GW12%Imports3.02 GW8%Nuclear6.29 GW16%37.4GW AVERAGE20%37%12%8%16%
Price
£55.26/MWh
Day average £55.26
Demand37.4GW
Generation 35.1Transfers 2.2
Fossil fuels37%
Renewables22%
Other29%
Carbon intensityHigh
322g/kWh
0Day average 322300
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Key moments

On Sunday 17 December 2017, gas supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 20%. Demand peaked at 47.1 GW at 16:55. Carbon intensity averaged 322 g/kWh and the price £55.26/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.0 GW at 14:20. Carbon intensity was lowest at 08:00 (283 g/kWh) and highest at 01:30 (369 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £43.90/MWh at 23:00 to £70.90/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 40% 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 0.100.3%Wind 7.7620.3%Gas 14.0436.8%Hydro 0.461.2%Biomass 1.724.5%Nuclear 6.2916.5%Coal 4.7612.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.4avgGeneration 35.1avgTransfers 2.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand47.1GW · 16:55
Low 28.7 · 04:55Avg 37.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 35.1Transfers 2.2 GW
Net imports60GWh
In
66 Out
5
Zero-carbon share42%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 22%Solar 0%

Transfers · Sun 17 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 17 December 2017, Great Britain imported 66 GWh and exported 5 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (36 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 17 Dec
Imported
66GWh
Exported
5GWh
Net in
60GWh
Average net flow
2.51GW 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

Average1.49GWImporting

In 35.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.04GWImporting

In 6.4 GWhOut 5.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.98GWImporting

In 23.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.27GWPumping

Generated 6.9 GWhPumped 13.4 GWh

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