All interconnectors
Sun 8 Dec- Imported
- 60GWh
- Exported
- 17GWh
- Net in
- 42GWh
- Average net flow
- 1.76GW in
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 8 December 2019
On Sunday 8 December, demand averaged 33.5 GW. Renewables supplied 49%.
Price
£-4.62/MWh
Day average £-4.62
Demand33.5GW
Generation 32.0Transfers 1.6
Fossil fuels12%
Renewables49%
Other35%
Carbon intensityLow
119g/kWh
0Day average 119300
Records set on this day
All records- Set a new recordWind generation · 17.71 GWBeat 17.43 GW from 5 Dec 2019. Since beaten
- Set a new recordLowest price · −£72.84/MWhBeat −£34.96/MWh from 27 Oct 2019. Since beaten
- Set a new recordMost wind in a day · 386 GWhBeat 378 GWh from 8 Feb 2019. Since beaten
- Set a new recordMost hours below zero · 12.5 hoursBeat 6.0 hours from 7 Jun 2017. Since beaten
Key moments
On Sunday 8 December 2019, wind supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 20%. Demand peaked at 43.3 GW at 17:05. Carbon intensity averaged 119 g/kWh and the price £-4.62/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 17.8 GW at 12:50. Solar generation peaked at 3.0 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 10:00 (97 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (154 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£72.84/MWh at 04:00 to £57.06/MWh at 17:00. The price was below zero for 12.5 hours. Wind made 50% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 22% across 2019.
Charts
Generation, demand, price and carbon
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Solar 0.531.5%Wind 16.0846.2%Gas 4.2912.3%Hydro 0.571.6%Biomass 2.647.6%Nuclear 6.8419.7%Coal 1.022.9%
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£14.78
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Demand 27.8Generation 28.0Transfers -0.2
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Demand 33.5avgGeneration 32.0avgTransfers 1.6avg
Peak demand43.3GW · 17:05
Low 24.2 · 05:00Avg 33.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 32.0Transfers 1.6 GW
Net imports42GWh
In60
Out17
Zero-carbon share75%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 2%Wind 50%Solar 2%
Transfers · Sun 8 Dec
Interconnectors and storage
On Sunday 8 December 2019, Great Britain imported 60 GWh and exported 17 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (19 GWh), and the most exports went to France (13 GWh).
Belgium
Nemo LinkAverage0.67GWImporting
-3
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-1
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In 16.4 GWhOut 0.4 GWh
Denmark
Viking LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
France
IFA · IFA2 · ElecLinkAverage0.24GWImporting
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
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In 19.2 GWhOut 13.4 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.51GWImporting
-3
-2
-1
0
1
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In 12.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage0.34GWImporting
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In 11.7 GWhOut 3.6 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-3
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-1
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersAverage0.19GWPumping
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Generated 8.9 GWhPumped 13.4 GWh
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