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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 7 December 2018

On Friday 7 December, demand averaged 36.6 GW. Renewables supplied 41%.

36.6GW AVERAGEWind14.29 GW38%Hydro0.47 GW1%Biomass2.04 GW5%Solar0.35 GW1%Gas9.48 GW25%Coal0.68 GW2%Imports3.00 GW8%Nuclear6.91 GW19%36.6GW AVERAGE38%25%8%19%
Price
£51.42/MWh
Day average £51.42
Demand36.6GW
Generation 34.2Transfers 2.4
Fossil fuels25%
Renewables41%
Other32%
Carbon intensityLow
155g/kWh
0Day average 155300
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Key moments

On Friday 7 December 2018, wind supplied 38% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 25%. Demand peaked at 45.8 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 155 g/kWh and the price £51.42/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.0 GW at 17:25. Solar generation peaked at 2.2 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (101 g/kWh) and highest at 16:00 (205 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £0.00/MWh at 23:30 to £67.44/MWh at 08:00. Wind made 42% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 19% across 2018.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.350.9%Wind 14.2938.4%Gas 9.4825.5%Hydro 0.471.3%Biomass 2.045.5%Nuclear 6.9118.6%Coal 0.681.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.6avgGeneration 34.2avgTransfers 2.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.8GW · 17:20
Low 24.8 · 04:15Avg 36.60–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 34.2Transfers 2.4 GW
Net imports60GWh
In
66 Out
5
Zero-carbon share64%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 42%Solar 1%

Transfers · Fri 7 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 7 December 2018, Great Britain imported 66 GWh and exported 5 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (41 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 7 Dec
Imported
66GWh
Exported
5GWh
Net in
60GWh
Average net flow
2.51GW 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

Average1.70GWImporting

In 40.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.00GWIdle

In 5.6 GWhOut 5.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.80GWImporting

In 19.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.13GWPumping

Generated 6.2 GWhPumped 9.4 GWh

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