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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 13 December 2018

On Thursday 13 December, demand averaged 39.9 GW. Renewables supplied 34%.

39.9GW AVERAGEWind13.10 GW32%Hydro0.50 GW1%Biomass2.01 GW5%Solar0.43 GW1%Gas13.66 GW34%Coal2.78 GW7%Imports1.68 GW4%Nuclear6.58 GW16%39.9GW AVERAGE32%34%16%
Price
£60.96/MWh
Day average £60.96
Demand39.9GW
Generation 39.0Transfers 0.9
Fossil fuels34%
Renewables34%
Other25%
Carbon intensityModerate
230g/kWh
0Day average 230300
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Key moments

On Thursday 13 December 2018, gas supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 32%. Demand peaked at 47.5 GW at 19:05. Carbon intensity averaged 230 g/kWh and the price £60.96/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.6 GW at 09:45. Solar generation peaked at 2.4 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:30 (119 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (287 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £50.87/MWh at 00:00 to £75.62/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 35% 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 0.431.1%Wind 13.1032.2%Gas 13.6633.5%Hydro 0.501.2%Biomass 2.014.9%Nuclear 6.5816.2%Coal 2.786.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 39.9avgGeneration 39.0avgTransfers 0.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand47.5GW · 19:05
Low 27.6 · 04:00Avg 39.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain98%of demand
Generation 39.0Transfers 0.9 GW
Net imports22GWh
In
35 Out
13
Zero-carbon share53%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 34%Solar 1%

Transfers · Thu 13 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 13 December 2018, Great Britain imported 35 GWh and exported 13 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (16 GWh), and the most exports went to France (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 13 Dec
Imported
35GWh
Exported
13GWh
Net in
22GWh
Average net flow
0.90GW 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

Average0.44GWImporting

In 16.3 GWhOut 5.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.25GWImporting

In 8.0 GWhOut 2.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.21GWImporting

In 10.3 GWhOut 5.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWPumping

Generated 5.7 GWhPumped 6.4 GWh

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