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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 2 December 2018

On Sunday 2 December, demand averaged 32.2 GW. Renewables supplied 27%.

32.2GW AVERAGEWind7.92 GW24%Hydro0.72 GW2%Biomass1.99 GW6%Solar0.20 GW1%Gas11.66 GW36%Coal1.21 GW4%Imports2.88 GW9%Nuclear6.15 GW19%32.2GW AVERAGE24%36%9%19%
Price
£60.16/MWh
Day average £60.16
Demand32.2GW
Generation 29.8Transfers 2.3
Fossil fuels36%
Renewables27%
Other34%
Carbon intensityModerate
219g/kWh
0Day average 219300
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Key moments

On Sunday 2 December 2018, gas supplied 36% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 24%. Demand peaked at 41.0 GW at 17:30. Carbon intensity averaged 219 g/kWh and the price £60.16/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.2 GW at 23:40. Solar generation peaked at 1.1 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (131 g/kWh) and highest at 16:00 (267 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £0.00/MWh at 23:00 to £81.50/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 39% 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 0.200.6%Wind 7.9224.2%Gas 11.6635.6%Hydro 0.722.2%Biomass 1.996.1%Nuclear 6.1518.8%Coal 1.213.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.2avgGeneration 29.8avgTransfers 2.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.0GW · 17:30
Low 23.5 · 04:40Avg 32.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 29.8Transfers 2.3 GW
Net imports60GWh
In
65 Out
5
Zero-carbon share50%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 2%Wind 27%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sun 2 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 2 December 2018, Great Britain imported 65 GWh and exported 5 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (44 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 2 Dec
Imported
65GWh
Exported
5GWh
Net in
60GWh
Average net flow
2.49GW 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

Average1.84GWImporting

In 44.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.06GWExporting

In 4.0 GWhOut 5.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.72GWImporting

In 17.3 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.16GWPumping

Generated 3.9 GWhPumped 7.8 GWh

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