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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 1 December 2019

On Sunday 1 December, demand averaged 35.3 GW. Renewables supplied 18%.

35.3GW AVERAGEWind5.53 GW15%Hydro0.39 GW1%Biomass2.75 GW8%Solar0.64 GW2%Gas14.54 GW40%Coal0.95 GW3%Imports3.97 GW11%Nuclear7.44 GW21%35.3GW AVERAGE15%8%40%11%21%
Price
£45.61/MWh
Day average £45.61
Demand35.3GW
Generation 32.2Transfers 3.0
Fossil fuels40%
Renewables18%
Other39%
Carbon intensityModerate
231g/kWh
0Day average 231300
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Key moments

On Sunday 1 December 2019, gas supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 44.9 GW at 17:05. Carbon intensity averaged 231 g/kWh and the price £45.61/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.3 GW at 16:55. Solar generation peaked at 3.6 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (189 g/kWh) and highest at 15:30 (256 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £34.92/MWh at 07:30 to £64.40/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 45% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 43% across 2019.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.641.8%Wind 5.5315.3%Gas 14.5440.2%Hydro 0.391.1%Biomass 2.757.6%Nuclear 7.4420.6%Coal 0.952.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.3avgGeneration 32.2avgTransfers 3.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.9GW · 17:05
Low 26.1 · 05:00Avg 35.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 32.2Transfers 3.0 GW
Net imports77GWh
In
92 Out
14
Zero-carbon share43%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 1%Wind 17%Solar 2%

Transfers · Sun 1 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 1 December 2019, Great Britain imported 92 GWh and exported 14 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (45 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (14 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 1 Dec
Imported
92GWh
Exported
14GWh
Net in
77GWh
Average net flow
3.22GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.96GWImporting

In 23.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.89GWImporting

In 45.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.60GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 14.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.96GWImporting

In 23.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.18GWPumping

Generated 3.5 GWhPumped 7.8 GWh

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