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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 15 December 2019

On Sunday 15 December, demand averaged 34.7 GW. Renewables supplied 37%.

34.7GW AVERAGEWind11.89 GW34%Hydro0.62 GW2%Biomass2.24 GW6%Solar0.52 GW1%Gas9.03 GW26%Coal1.43 GW4%Imports3.69 GW10%Nuclear5.85 GW17%34.7GW AVERAGE34%26%10%17%
Price
£35.77/MWh
Day average £35.77
Demand34.7GW
Generation 31.6Transfers 3.1
Fossil fuels26%
Renewables37%
Other33%
Carbon intensityModerate
176g/kWh
0Day average 176300
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Key moments

On Sunday 15 December 2019, wind supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 26%. Demand peaked at 44.0 GW at 16:55. Carbon intensity averaged 176 g/kWh and the price £35.77/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.9 GW at 09:30. Solar generation peaked at 3.0 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:30 (126 g/kWh) and highest at 15:30 (230 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £16.49/MWh at 09:30 to £51.15/MWh at 17:00. Wind made 38% 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 0.521.5%Wind 11.8933.7%Gas 9.0325.6%Hydro 0.621.8%Biomass 2.246.3%Nuclear 5.8516.6%Coal 1.434.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.7avgGeneration 31.6avgTransfers 3.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.0GW · 16:55
Low 25.7 · 04:30Avg 34.70–60 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 31.6Transfers 3.1 GW
Net imports79GWh
In
85 Out
6
Zero-carbon share60%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 2%Wind 38%Solar 2%

Transfers · Sun 15 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 15 December 2019, Great Britain imported 85 GWh and exported 6 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (44 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 15 Dec
Imported
85GWh
Exported
6GWh
Net in
79GWh
Average net flow
3.31GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.92GWImporting

In 22.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.82GWImporting

In 43.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.20GWExporting

In 0.5 GWhOut 5.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.77GWImporting

In 18.8 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.18GWPumping

Generated 3.7 GWhPumped 7.9 GWh

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