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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 19 December 2019

On Thursday 19 December, demand averaged 37.5 GW. Renewables supplied 37%.

37.5GW AVERAGEWind13.44 GW35%Hydro0.61 GW2%Biomass2.95 GW8%Solar0.14 GW0%Gas10.47 GW27%Coal1.54 GW4%Imports3.61 GW9%Nuclear5.84 GW15%37.5GW AVERAGE35%8%27%9%15%
Price
£31.10/MWh
Day average £31.10
Demand37.5GW
Generation 35.0Transfers 2.5
Fossil fuels27%
Renewables37%
Other32%
Carbon intensityModerate
183g/kWh
0Day average 183300
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Key moments

On Thursday 19 December 2019, wind supplied 35% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 27%. Demand peaked at 45.6 GW at 17:30. Carbon intensity averaged 183 g/kWh and the price £31.10/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.0 GW at 00:10. Solar generation peaked at 1.1 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:00 (96 g/kWh) and highest at 14:00 (237 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £3.12/MWh at 00:00 to £54.95/MWh at 16:30. 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 0.140.4%Wind 13.4434.8%Gas 10.4727.1%Hydro 0.611.6%Biomass 2.957.6%Nuclear 5.8415.1%Coal 1.544.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.5avgGeneration 35.0avgTransfers 2.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.6GW · 17:30
Low 26.7 · 04:30Avg 37.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 35.0Transfers 2.5 GW
Net imports64GWh
In
80 Out
16
Zero-carbon share57%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 2%Wind 38%Solar 0%

Transfers · Thu 19 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 19 December 2019, Great Britain imported 80 GWh and exported 16 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (41 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (14 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 19 Dec
Imported
80GWh
Exported
16GWh
Net in
64GWh
Average net flow
2.66GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.73GWImporting

In 18.0 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.71GWImporting

In 41.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.40GWExporting

In 3.9 GWhOut 13.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.62GWImporting

In 16.9 GWhOut 1.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.18GWPumping

Generated 6.8 GWhPumped 11.2 GWh

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