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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 3 December 2018

On Monday 3 December, demand averaged 36.7 GW. Renewables supplied 22%.

36.7GW AVERAGEWind7.54 GW20%Hydro0.65 GW2%Biomass2.48 GW7%Solar0.35 GW1%Gas15.27 GW40%Coal2.53 GW7%Imports3.05 GW8%Nuclear6.21 GW16%36.7GW AVERAGE20%40%8%16%
Price
£60.60/MWh
Day average £60.60
Demand36.7GW
Generation 35.0Transfers 1.7
Fossil fuels40%
Renewables22%
Other31%
Carbon intensityHigh
262g/kWh
0Day average 262300
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Key moments

On Monday 3 December 2018, gas supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 20%. Demand peaked at 46.7 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 262 g/kWh and the price £60.60/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.9 GW at 02:50. Solar generation peaked at 2.0 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:30 (127 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (347 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £41.25/MWh at 04:30 to £79.36/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 44% 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 0.350.9%Wind 7.5419.8%Gas 15.2740.1%Hydro 0.651.7%Biomass 2.486.5%Nuclear 6.2116.3%Coal 2.536.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.7avgGeneration 35.0avgTransfers 1.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.7GW · 17:25
Low 23.3 · 04:00Avg 36.70–60 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 35.0Transfers 1.7 GW
Net imports45GWh
In
65 Out
20
Zero-carbon share42%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 2%Wind 22%Solar 1%

Transfers · Mon 3 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 3 December 2018, Great Britain imported 65 GWh and exported 20 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (45 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (20 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 3 Dec
Imported
65GWh
Exported
20GWh
Net in
45GWh
Average net flow
1.86GW 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

Average1.89GWImporting

In 45.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.85GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 20.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.82GWImporting

In 19.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.14GWPumping

Generated 8.2 GWhPumped 11.6 GWh

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