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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 13 December 2019

On Friday 13 December, demand averaged 38.3 GW. Renewables supplied 31%.

38.3GW AVERAGEWind10.80 GW28%Hydro0.69 GW2%Biomass2.40 GW6%Solar0.39 GW1%Gas12.91 GW33%Coal1.67 GW4%Imports3.84 GW10%Nuclear5.94 GW15%38.3GW AVERAGE28%33%10%15%
Price
£43.49/MWh
Day average £43.49
Demand38.3GW
Generation 34.8Transfers 3.5
Fossil fuels33%
Renewables31%
Other32%
Carbon intensityModerate
217g/kWh
0Day average 217300
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Key moments

On Friday 13 December 2019, gas supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 28%. Demand peaked at 46.1 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 217 g/kWh and the price £43.49/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.2 GW at 11:00. Solar generation peaked at 2.2 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (138 g/kWh) and highest at 17:00 (252 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £30.26/MWh at 07:00 to £54.98/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 37% 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 0.391.0%Wind 10.8027.9%Gas 12.9133.4%Hydro 0.691.8%Biomass 2.406.2%Nuclear 5.9415.4%Coal 1.674.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 38.3avgGeneration 34.8avgTransfers 3.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.1GW · 17:20
Low 27.4 · 04:25Avg 38.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 34.8Transfers 3.5 GW
Net imports84GWh
In
87 Out
4
Zero-carbon share51%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 2%Wind 31%Solar 1%

Transfers · Fri 13 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 13 December 2019, Great Britain imported 87 GWh and exported 4 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (43 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 13 Dec
Imported
87GWh
Exported
4GWh
Net in
84GWh
Average net flow
3.49GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.72GWImporting

In 17.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.81GWImporting

In 43.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.15GWImporting

In 7.1 GWhOut 3.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.82GWImporting

In 19.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.00GWIdle

Generated 4.9 GWhPumped 5.0 GWh

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