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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 3 December 2019

On Tuesday 3 December, demand averaged 39.1 GW. Renewables supplied 20%.

39.1GW AVERAGEWind6.77 GW17%Hydro0.42 GW1%Biomass3.11 GW8%Solar0.67 GW2%Gas17.91 GW45%Coal1.63 GW4%Imports1.85 GW5%Nuclear7.46 GW19%39.1GW AVERAGE17%8%45%19%
Price
£45.30/MWh
Day average £45.30
Demand39.1GW
Generation 38.0Transfers 1.1
Fossil fuels45%
Renewables20%
Other31%
Carbon intensityHigh
258g/kWh
0Day average 258300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 3 December 2019, gas supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 19%. Demand peaked at 46.7 GW at 19:05. Carbon intensity averaged 258 g/kWh and the price £45.30/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.7 GW at 21:35. Solar generation peaked at 3.7 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (189 g/kWh) and highest at 06:30 (311 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £24.93/MWh at 04:30 to £65.91/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 47% 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 0.671.7%Wind 6.7717.0%Gas 17.9145.0%Hydro 0.421.1%Biomass 3.117.8%Nuclear 7.4618.7%Coal 1.634.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 39.1avgGeneration 38.0avgTransfers 1.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.7GW · 19:05
Low 28.3 · 04:00Avg 39.10–60 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 38.0Transfers 1.1 GW
Net imports28GWh
In
38 Out
10
Zero-carbon share40%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 18%Solar 2%

Transfers · Tue 3 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 3 December 2019, Great Britain imported 38 GWh and exported 10 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (15 GWh), and the most exports went to France (7 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 3 Dec
Imported
38GWh
Exported
10GWh
Net in
28GWh
Average net flow
1.17GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.19GWImporting

In 5.4 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.33GWImporting

In 14.7 GWhOut 6.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.22GWImporting

In 6.3 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.43GWImporting

In 11.6 GWhOut 1.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWPumping

Generated 6.5 GWhPumped 7.8 GWh

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