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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 10 December 2019

On Tuesday 10 December, demand averaged 39.4 GW. Renewables supplied 42%.

39.4GW AVERAGEWind16.13 GW40%Hydro0.57 GW1%Biomass2.84 GW7%Solar0.05 GW0%Gas10.04 GW25%Coal1.61 GW4%Imports2.46 GW6%Nuclear6.44 GW16%39.4GW AVERAGE40%7%25%16%
Price
£40.65/MWh
Day average £40.65
Demand39.4GW
Generation 37.7Transfers 1.7
Fossil fuels25%
Renewables42%
Other29%
Carbon intensityModerate
178g/kWh
0Day average 178300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 10 December 2019, wind supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 25%. Demand peaked at 48.4 GW at 17:15. Carbon intensity averaged 178 g/kWh and the price £40.65/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 19.0 GW at 13:50. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (119 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (215 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £21.96/MWh at 02:30 to £55.71/MWh at 07:30. Wind made 43% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 22% across 2019.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.050.1%Wind 16.1340.2%Gas 10.0425.0%Hydro 0.571.4%Biomass 2.847.1%Nuclear 6.4416.0%Coal 1.614.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 39.4avgGeneration 37.7avgTransfers 1.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand48.4GW · 17:15
Low 27.4 · 03:55Avg 39.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 37.7Transfers 1.7 GW
Net imports44GWh
In
55 Out
11
Zero-carbon share62%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 2%Wind 43%Solar 0%

Transfers · Tue 10 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 10 December 2019, Great Britain imported 55 GWh and exported 11 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (22 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 10 Dec
Imported
55GWh
Exported
11GWh
Net in
44GWh
Average net flow
1.82GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.43GWImporting

In 12.8 GWhOut 2.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.81GWImporting

In 21.6 GWhOut 2.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.04GWImporting

In 6.4 GWhOut 5.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.53GWImporting

In 14.1 GWhOut 1.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.14GWPumping

Generated 4.2 GWhPumped 7.5 GWh

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