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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 28 December 2017

On Thursday 28 December, demand averaged 36.5 GW. Renewables supplied 24%.

36.5GW AVERAGEWind7.53 GW20%Hydro0.53 GW1%Biomass0.75 GW2%Solar0.86 GW2%Gas14.13 GW38%Coal3.00 GW8%Imports3.14 GW8%Nuclear7.45 GW20%36.5GW AVERAGE20%38%8%8%20%
Price
£54.37/MWh
Day average £54.37
Demand36.5GW
Generation 34.3Transfers 2.3
Fossil fuels38%
Renewables24%
Other30%
Carbon intensityModerate
263g/kWh
0Day average 263300
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Key moments

On Thursday 28 December 2017, gas supplied 38% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 20%. Demand peaked at 45.3 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 263 g/kWh and the price £54.37/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.7 GW at 01:45. Solar generation peaked at 4.6 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (181 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (345 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £41.54/MWh at 06:30 to £109.91/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 41% 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 0.862.3%Wind 7.5320.1%Gas 14.1337.8%Hydro 0.531.4%Biomass 0.752.0%Nuclear 7.4519.9%Coal 3.008.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.5avgGeneration 34.3avgTransfers 2.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.3GW · 17:20
Low 26.6 · 04:25Avg 36.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 34.3Transfers 2.3 GW
Net imports55GWh
In
65 Out
10
Zero-carbon share48%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 2%Wind 22%Solar 3%

Transfers · Thu 28 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 28 December 2017, Great Britain imported 65 GWh and exported 10 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (43 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (10 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 28 Dec
Imported
65GWh
Exported
10GWh
Net in
55GWh
Average net flow
2.31GW 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

Average1.78GWImporting

In 42.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.36GWExporting

In 1.2 GWhOut 9.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.89GWImporting

In 21.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWPumping

Generated 10.0 GWhPumped 10.5 GWh

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