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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 10 December 2018

On Monday 10 December, demand averaged 38.3 GW. Renewables supplied 13%.

38.3GW AVERAGEWind4.33 GW11%Hydro0.69 GW2%Biomass2.91 GW7%Solar0.32 GW1%Gas18.00 GW45%Coal3.41 GW9%Imports3.07 GW8%Nuclear6.86 GW17%38.3GW AVERAGE11%7%45%9%8%17%
Price
£63.24/MWh
Day average £63.24
Demand38.3GW
Generation 36.5Transfers 1.8
Fossil fuels45%
Renewables13%
Other32%
Carbon intensityHigh
305g/kWh
0Day average 305300
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Key moments

On Monday 10 December 2018, gas supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 46.8 GW at 16:15. Carbon intensity averaged 305 g/kWh and the price £63.24/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.3 GW at 02:05. Solar generation peaked at 1.7 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:00 (175 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (389 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £49.16/MWh at 04:30 to £98.71/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 49% 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 0.320.8%Wind 4.3310.9%Gas 18.0045.5%Hydro 0.691.7%Biomass 2.917.3%Nuclear 6.8617.3%Coal 3.418.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 38.3avgGeneration 36.5avgTransfers 1.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.8GW · 16:15
Low 26.1 · 04:20Avg 38.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 36.5Transfers 1.8 GW
Net imports48GWh
In
67 Out
19
Zero-carbon share33%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 2%Wind 12%Solar 1%

Transfers · Mon 10 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 10 December 2018, Great Britain imported 67 GWh and exported 19 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (46 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (19 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 10 Dec
Imported
67GWh
Exported
19GWh
Net in
48GWh
Average net flow
1.98GW 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

Average1.91GWImporting

In 45.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.79GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 19.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.87GWImporting

In 20.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.21GWPumping

Generated 7.1 GWhPumped 12.1 GWh

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