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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 7 December 2019

On Saturday 7 December, demand averaged 33.6 GW. Renewables supplied 40%.

33.6GW AVERAGEWind12.85 GW37%Hydro0.54 GW2%Biomass2.87 GW8%Solar0.31 GW1%Gas7.19 GW21%Coal0.89 GW3%Imports2.65 GW8%Nuclear6.99 GW20%33.6GW AVERAGE37%8%21%8%20%
Price
£28.79/MWh
Day average £28.79
Demand33.6GW
Generation 31.6Transfers 2.0
Fossil fuels21%
Renewables40%
Other36%
Carbon intensityLow
151g/kWh
0Day average 151300
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Key moments

On Saturday 7 December 2019, wind supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 21%. Demand peaked at 42.3 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 151 g/kWh and the price £28.79/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.4 GW at 19:05. Solar generation peaked at 1.8 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (105 g/kWh) and highest at 15:00 (197 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£14.17/MWh at 23:30 to £44.33/MWh at 00:00. The price was below zero for 1 hours. Wind made 41% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 22% across 2019.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.310.9%Wind 12.8537.5%Gas 7.1921.0%Hydro 0.541.6%Biomass 2.878.4%Nuclear 6.9920.4%Coal 0.892.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.6avgGeneration 31.6avgTransfers 2.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.3GW · 17:20
Low 24.8 · 04:50Avg 33.60–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 31.6Transfers 2.0 GW
Net imports46GWh
In
60 Out
14
Zero-carbon share65%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 2%Wind 41%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sat 7 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 7 December 2019, Great Britain imported 60 GWh and exported 14 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (19 GWh), and the most exports went to France (13 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 7 Dec
Imported
60GWh
Exported
14GWh
Net in
46GWh
Average net flow
1.92GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.76GWImporting

In 18.4 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.01GWImporting

In 13.3 GWhOut 13.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.38GWImporting

In 9.2 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.78GWImporting

In 19.2 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWGenerating

Generated 3.5 GWhPumped 1.8 GWh

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