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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 9 December 2019

On Monday 9 December, demand averaged 37.9 GW. Renewables supplied 34%.

37.9GW AVERAGEWind11.76 GW30%Hydro0.71 GW2%Biomass3.05 GW8%Solar0.73 GW2%Gas11.31 GW29%Coal1.64 GW4%Imports3.14 GW8%Nuclear6.72 GW17%37.9GW AVERAGE30%8%29%8%17%
Price
£45.44/MWh
Day average £45.44
Demand37.9GW
Generation 35.9Transfers 2.0
Fossil fuels29%
Renewables34%
Other33%
Carbon intensityModerate
195g/kWh
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Key moments

On Monday 9 December 2019, wind supplied 30% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 29%. Demand peaked at 46.3 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 195 g/kWh and the price £45.44/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.9 GW at 08:10. Solar generation peaked at 4.0 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (116 g/kWh) and highest at 17:30 (279 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £5.76/MWh at 03:30 to £85.71/MWh at 17:30. Wind made 33% 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 0.731.9%Wind 11.7630.1%Gas 11.3129.0%Hydro 0.711.8%Biomass 3.057.8%Nuclear 6.7217.2%Coal 1.644.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.9avgGeneration 35.9avgTransfers 2.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.3GW · 17:25
Low 26.3 · 04:25Avg 37.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 35.9Transfers 2.0 GW
Net imports48GWh
In
66 Out
18
Zero-carbon share55%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 2%Wind 33%Solar 2%

Transfers · Mon 9 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 9 December 2019, Great Britain imported 66 GWh and exported 18 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (27 GWh), and the most exports went to France (9 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 9 Dec
Imported
66GWh
Exported
18GWh
Net in
48GWh
Average net flow
1.98GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.70GWImporting

In 17.1 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.72GWImporting

In 26.7 GWhOut 9.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.07GWExporting

In 6.8 GWhOut 8.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.63GWImporting

In 15.2 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWGenerating

Generated 9.4 GWhPumped 8.0 GWh

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