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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 1 December 2018

On Saturday 1 December, demand averaged 33.9 GW. Renewables supplied 22%.

33.9GW AVERAGEWind6.80 GW20%Hydro0.75 GW2%Biomass2.67 GW8%Solar0.12 GW0%Gas13.17 GW38%Coal1.68 GW5%Imports3.00 GW9%Nuclear6.31 GW18%33.9GW AVERAGE20%8%38%9%18%
Price
£62.37/MWh
Day average £62.37
Demand33.9GW
Generation 31.5Transfers 2.4
Fossil fuels38%
Renewables22%
Other35%
Carbon intensityModerate
240g/kWh
0Day average 240300
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Key moments

On Saturday 1 December 2018, gas supplied 38% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 20%. Demand peaked at 41.1 GW at 17:35. Carbon intensity averaged 240 g/kWh and the price £62.37/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.1 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 0.7 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:00 (172 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (299 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £55.01/MWh at 00:00 to £79.58/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 42% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 42% across 2018.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.120.3%Wind 6.8019.7%Gas 13.1738.2%Hydro 0.752.2%Biomass 2.677.7%Nuclear 6.3118.3%Coal 1.684.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.9avgGeneration 31.5avgTransfers 2.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.1GW · 17:35
Low 25.1 · 04:45Avg 33.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 31.5Transfers 2.4 GW
Net imports53GWh
In
65 Out
11
Zero-carbon share44%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 2%Wind 22%Solar 0%

Transfers · Sat 1 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 1 December 2018, Great Britain imported 65 GWh and exported 11 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (45 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (11 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 1 Dec
Imported
65GWh
Exported
11GWh
Net in
53GWh
Average net flow
2.22GW 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 44.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.47GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 11.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.83GWImporting

In 20.1 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.22GWGenerating

Generated 7.4 GWhPumped 2.1 GWh

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