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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 14 December 2018

On Friday 14 December, demand averaged 40.5 GW. Renewables supplied 26%.

40.5GW AVERAGEWind9.72 GW23%Hydro0.49 GW1%Biomass2.26 GW5%Solar0.38 GW1%Gas17.21 GW42%Coal3.12 GW8%Imports1.60 GW4%Nuclear6.65 GW16%40.5GW AVERAGE23%42%8%16%
Price
£65.76/MWh
Day average £65.76
Demand40.5GW
Generation 39.8Transfers 0.7
Fossil fuels42%
Renewables26%
Other25%
Carbon intensityHigh
273g/kWh
0Day average 273300
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Key moments

On Friday 14 December 2018, gas supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 23%. Demand peaked at 47.5 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity averaged 273 g/kWh and the price £65.76/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.5 GW at 20:30. Solar generation peaked at 2.1 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (171 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (326 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £51.11/MWh at 06:30 to £85.05/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 43% 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 0.380.9%Wind 9.7223.5%Gas 17.2141.5%Hydro 0.491.2%Biomass 2.265.5%Nuclear 6.6516.1%Coal 3.127.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 40.5avgGeneration 39.8avgTransfers 0.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand47.5GW · 12:00
Low 29.2 · 04:20Avg 40.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain98%of demand
Generation 39.8Transfers 0.7 GW
Net imports17GWh
In
32 Out
15
Zero-carbon share43%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 24%Solar 1%

Transfers · Fri 14 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 14 December 2018, Great Britain imported 32 GWh and exported 15 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (13 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (8 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 14 Dec
Imported
32GWh
Exported
15GWh
Net in
17GWh
Average net flow
0.73GW 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

Average0.25GWImporting

In 12.5 GWhOut 6.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.40GWImporting

In 9.7 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.07GWImporting

In 9.9 GWhOut 8.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWPumping

Generated 6.3 GWhPumped 7.5 GWh

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