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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 6 December 2018

On Thursday 6 December, demand averaged 37.3 GW. Renewables supplied 27%.

37.3GW AVERAGEWind9.79 GW26%Hydro0.52 GW1%Biomass2.84 GW7%Solar0.10 GW0%Gas13.43 GW35%Coal1.36 GW4%Imports2.97 GW8%Nuclear6.90 GW18%37.3GW AVERAGE26%7%35%8%18%
Price
£58.72/MWh
Day average £58.72
Demand37.3GW
Generation 34.9Transfers 2.4
Fossil fuels35%
Renewables27%
Other34%
Carbon intensityModerate
216g/kWh
0Day average 216300
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Key moments

On Thursday 6 December 2018, gas supplied 35% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 26%. Demand peaked at 46.4 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 216 g/kWh and the price £58.72/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.0 GW at 12:20. Solar generation peaked at 0.7 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (146 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (259 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £49.53/MWh at 05:30 to £68.73/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 38% 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 0.100.3%Wind 9.7925.8%Gas 13.4335.4%Hydro 0.521.4%Biomass 2.847.5%Nuclear 6.9018.2%Coal 1.363.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.3avgGeneration 34.9avgTransfers 2.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.4GW · 17:25
Low 26.3 · 03:55Avg 37.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 34.9Transfers 2.4 GW
Net imports59GWh
In
65 Out
6
Zero-carbon share50%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 28%Solar 0%

Transfers · Thu 6 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 6 December 2018, Great Britain imported 65 GWh and exported 6 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (42 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 6 Dec
Imported
65GWh
Exported
6GWh
Net in
59GWh
Average net flow
2.44GW 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

Average1.77GWImporting

In 42.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.12GWImporting

In 8.2 GWhOut 5.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.55GWImporting

In 14.1 GWhOut 0.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWPumping

Generated 6.5 GWhPumped 7.9 GWh

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