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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 16 December 2019

On Monday 16 December, demand averaged 38.3 GW. Renewables supplied 23%.

38.3GW AVERAGEWind8.10 GW21%Hydro0.63 GW2%Biomass2.79 GW7%Solar0.30 GW1%Gas16.21 GW42%Coal1.88 GW5%Imports3.47 GW9%Nuclear5.63 GW14%38.3GW AVERAGE21%7%42%9%14%
Price
£39.53/MWh
Day average £39.53
Demand38.3GW
Generation 35.5Transfers 2.7
Fossil fuels42%
Renewables23%
Other30%
Carbon intensityHigh
252g/kWh
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Key moments

On Monday 16 December 2019, gas supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 21%. Demand peaked at 46.6 GW at 16:50. Carbon intensity averaged 252 g/kWh and the price £39.53/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.5 GW at 00:25. Solar generation peaked at 1.9 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (141 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (306 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £17.50/MWh at 00:00 to £54.90/MWh at 16:00. Gas made 46% 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 0.300.8%Wind 8.1020.8%Gas 16.2141.6%Hydro 0.631.6%Biomass 2.797.1%Nuclear 5.6314.4%Coal 1.884.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 38.3avgGeneration 35.5avgTransfers 2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.6GW · 16:50
Low 26.1 · 03:55Avg 38.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 35.5Transfers 2.7 GW
Net imports67GWh
In
76 Out
9
Zero-carbon share41%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 2%Wind 23%Solar 1%

Transfers · Mon 16 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 16 December 2019, Great Britain imported 76 GWh and exported 9 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (38 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (9 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 16 Dec
Imported
76GWh
Exported
9GWh
Net in
67GWh
Average net flow
2.81GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.77GWImporting

In 18.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.57GWImporting

In 37.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.21GWExporting

In 3.9 GWhOut 8.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.68GWImporting

In 16.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWPumping

Generated 7.0 GWhPumped 9.3 GWh

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