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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 17 December 2018

On Monday 17 December, demand averaged 39.2 GW. Renewables supplied 25%.

39.2GW AVERAGEWind8.73 GW22%Hydro0.57 GW1%Biomass2.71 GW7%Solar0.52 GW1%Gas16.18 GW41%Coal2.78 GW7%Imports2.23 GW6%Nuclear6.08 GW15%39.2GW AVERAGE22%41%15%
Price
£62.00/MWh
Day average £62.00
Demand39.2GW
Generation 37.6Transfers 1.7
Fossil fuels41%
Renewables25%
Other28%
Carbon intensityHigh
267g/kWh
0Day average 267300
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Key moments

On Monday 17 December 2018, gas supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 22%. Demand peaked at 48.0 GW at 16:20. Carbon intensity averaged 267 g/kWh and the price £62.00/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.9 GW at 22:00. Solar generation peaked at 3.1 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (119 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (335 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £47.04/MWh at 23:30 to £72.33/MWh at 15:30. 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 0.521.3%Wind 8.7321.9%Gas 16.1840.7%Hydro 0.571.4%Biomass 2.716.8%Nuclear 6.0815.3%Coal 2.787.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 39.2avgGeneration 37.6avgTransfers 1.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand48.0GW · 16:20
Low 27.1 · 04:20Avg 39.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 37.6Transfers 1.7 GW
Net imports45GWh
In
50 Out
5
Zero-carbon share42%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 2%Wind 23%Solar 1%

Transfers · Mon 17 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 17 December 2018, Great Britain imported 50 GWh and exported 5 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (27 GWh), and the most exports went to France (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 17 Dec
Imported
50GWh
Exported
5GWh
Net in
45GWh
Average net flow
1.89GW 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

Average0.98GWImporting

In 26.6 GWhOut 3.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.46GWImporting

In 11.3 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.46GWImporting

In 12.1 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.23GWPumping

Generated 3.5 GWhPumped 8.9 GWh

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