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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 17 December 2019

On Tuesday 17 December, demand averaged 38.8 GW. Renewables supplied 12%.

38.8GW AVERAGEWind3.86 GW10%Hydro0.63 GW2%Biomass3.12 GW8%Solar0.17 GW0%Gas19.53 GW49%Coal3.04 GW8%Imports4.02 GW10%Nuclear5.60 GW14%38.8GW AVERAGE10%8%49%8%10%14%
Price
£41.70/MWh
Day average £41.70
Demand38.8GW
Generation 35.9Transfers 2.8
Fossil fuels49%
Renewables12%
Other32%
Carbon intensityHigh
318g/kWh
0Day average 318300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 17 December 2019, gas supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 14%. Demand peaked at 46.0 GW at 16:45. Carbon intensity averaged 318 g/kWh and the price £41.70/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.9 GW at 03:50. Solar generation peaked at 1.0 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (242 g/kWh) and highest at 15:30 (356 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £23.24/MWh at 04:30 to £61.70/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 54% 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 0.170.4%Wind 3.869.7%Gas 19.5348.9%Hydro 0.631.6%Biomass 3.127.8%Nuclear 5.6014.0%Coal 3.047.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 38.8avgGeneration 35.9avgTransfers 2.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.0GW · 16:45
Low 27.4 · 04:25Avg 38.80–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 35.9Transfers 2.8 GW
Net imports71GWh
In
89 Out
18
Zero-carbon share29%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 2%Wind 11%Solar 0%

Transfers · Tue 17 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 17 December 2019, Great Britain imported 89 GWh and exported 18 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (43 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (18 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 17 Dec
Imported
89GWh
Exported
18GWh
Net in
71GWh
Average net flow
2.95GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.95GWImporting

In 22.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.81GWImporting

In 43.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.76GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 18.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.95GWImporting

In 22.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.14GWPumping

Generated 7.6 GWhPumped 10.9 GWh

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