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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 16 December 2018

On Sunday 16 December, demand averaged 36.0 GW. Renewables supplied 25%.

36.0GW AVERAGEWind8.21 GW22%Hydro0.56 GW2%Biomass2.20 GW6%Solar0.30 GW1%Gas13.61 GW37%Coal2.78 GW8%Imports2.76 GW8%Nuclear6.08 GW17%36.0GW AVERAGE22%37%8%8%17%
Price
£69.86/MWh
Day average £69.86
Demand36.0GW
Generation 33.8Transfers 2.3
Fossil fuels37%
Renewables25%
Other30%
Carbon intensityHigh
253g/kWh
0Day average 253300
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Key moments

On Sunday 16 December 2018, gas supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 22%. Demand peaked at 45.8 GW at 17:05. Carbon intensity averaged 253 g/kWh and the price £69.86/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.2 GW at 01:05. Solar generation peaked at 1.9 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:00 (136 g/kWh) and highest at 15:30 (344 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £54.07/MWh at 23:30 to £86.74/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 40% 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 0.300.8%Wind 8.2122.5%Gas 13.6137.3%Hydro 0.561.5%Biomass 2.206.0%Nuclear 6.0816.7%Coal 2.787.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.0avgGeneration 33.8avgTransfers 2.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.8GW · 17:05
Low 27.0 · 04:45Avg 36.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 33.8Transfers 2.3 GW
Net imports56GWh
In
61 Out
5
Zero-carbon share45%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 2%Wind 24%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sun 16 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 16 December 2018, Great Britain imported 61 GWh and exported 5 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (44 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 16 Dec
Imported
61GWh
Exported
5GWh
Net in
56GWh
Average net flow
2.34GW 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

Average1.84GWImporting

In 44.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.10GWExporting

In 1.2 GWhOut 3.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.59GWImporting

In 15.4 GWhOut 1.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWPumping

Generated 5.5 GWhPumped 6.6 GWh

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