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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 29 December 2017

On Friday 29 December, demand averaged 36.6 GW. Renewables supplied 24%.

36.6GW AVERAGEWind8.25 GW22%Hydro0.49 GW1%Biomass0.74 GW2%Solar0.33 GW1%Gas14.29 GW38%Coal2.10 GW6%Imports3.40 GW9%Nuclear7.58 GW20%36.6GW AVERAGE22%38%9%20%
Price
£55.06/MWh
Day average £55.06
Demand36.6GW
Generation 33.8Transfers 2.8
Fossil fuels38%
Renewables24%
Other32%
Carbon intensityModerate
252g/kWh
0Day average 252300
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Key moments

On Friday 29 December 2017, gas supplied 38% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 22%. Demand peaked at 45.6 GW at 17:05. Carbon intensity averaged 252 g/kWh and the price £55.06/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.0 GW at 08:15. Solar generation peaked at 2.3 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 06:30 (180 g/kWh) and highest at 01:30 (306 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £38.98/MWh at 06:30 to £78.82/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 42% 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 0.330.9%Wind 8.2522.2%Gas 14.2938.4%Hydro 0.491.3%Biomass 0.742.0%Nuclear 7.5820.4%Coal 2.105.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.6avgGeneration 33.8avgTransfers 2.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.6GW · 17:05
Low 26.9 · 04:45Avg 36.60–60 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 33.8Transfers 2.8 GW
Net imports71GWh
In
75 Out
4
Zero-carbon share49%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 1%Wind 24%Solar 1%

Transfers · Fri 29 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 29 December 2017, Great Britain imported 75 GWh and exported 4 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (45 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 29 Dec
Imported
75GWh
Exported
4GWh
Net in
71GWh
Average net flow
2.96GW 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

Average1.86GWImporting

In 44.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.21GWImporting

In 8.5 GWhOut 3.5 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

Average0.18GWPumping

Generated 6.9 GWhPumped 11.2 GWh

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