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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 2 December 2019

On Monday 2 December, demand averaged 39.5 GW. Renewables supplied 17%.

39.5GW AVERAGEWind5.95 GW15%Hydro0.45 GW1%Biomass3.09 GW8%Solar0.72 GW2%Gas18.59 GW46%Coal1.72 GW4%Imports2.82 GW7%Nuclear7.34 GW18%39.5GW AVERAGE15%8%46%18%
Price
£52.05/MWh
Day average £52.05
Demand39.5GW
Generation 37.9Transfers 1.7
Fossil fuels46%
Renewables17%
Other33%
Carbon intensityHigh
263g/kWh
0Day average 263300
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Key moments

On Monday 2 December 2019, gas supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 47.2 GW at 18:40. Carbon intensity averaged 263 g/kWh and the price £52.05/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.2 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 3.9 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (189 g/kWh) and highest at 08:00 (314 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £36.19/MWh at 04:30 to £70.03/MWh at 08:00. Gas made 49% 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 0.721.8%Wind 5.9514.6%Gas 18.5945.7%Hydro 0.451.1%Biomass 3.097.6%Nuclear 7.3418.0%Coal 1.724.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 39.5avgGeneration 37.9avgTransfers 1.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand47.2GW · 18:40
Low 27.5 · 04:00Avg 39.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 37.9Transfers 1.7 GW
Net imports40GWh
In
62 Out
22
Zero-carbon share38%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 16%Solar 2%

Transfers · Mon 2 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 2 December 2019, Great Britain imported 62 GWh and exported 22 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (28 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (21 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 2 Dec
Imported
62GWh
Exported
22GWh
Net in
40GWh
Average net flow
1.65GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.71GWImporting

In 17.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.13GWImporting

In 28.0 GWhOut 0.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.88GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 21.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.69GWImporting

In 16.8 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWGenerating

Generated 5.8 GWhPumped 4.8 GWh

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