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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 1 December 2020

On Tuesday 1 December, demand averaged 36.5 GW. Renewables supplied 23%.

36.5GW AVERAGEWind7.10 GW19%Hydro0.66 GW2%Biomass2.99 GW8%Solar0.70 GW2%Gas16.62 GW44%Coal0.66 GW2%Imports2.37 GW6%Nuclear6.35 GW17%36.5GW AVERAGE19%8%44%17%
Price
£53.54/MWh
Day average £53.54
Demand36.5GW
Generation 35.1Transfers 1.4
Fossil fuels44%
Renewables23%
Other31%
Carbon intensityHigh
205g/kWh
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Key moments

On Tuesday 1 December 2020, gas supplied 44% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 19%. Demand peaked at 45.5 GW at 17:30. Carbon intensity averaged 205 g/kWh and the price £53.54/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.4 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 4.0 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:00 (112 g/kWh) and highest at 14:00 (254 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £30.42/MWh at 06:30 to £81.17/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 47% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 38% across 2020.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.701.9%Wind 7.1019.0%Gas 16.6244.4%Hydro 0.661.8%Biomass 2.998.0%Nuclear 6.3516.9%Coal 0.661.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.5avgGeneration 35.1avgTransfers 1.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.5GW · 17:30
Low 25.1 · 04:05Avg 36.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 35.1Transfers 1.4 GW
Net imports31GWh
In
50 Out
19
Zero-carbon share42%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 2%Wind 20%Solar 2%

Transfers · Tue 1 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 1 December 2020, Great Britain imported 50 GWh and exported 19 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (24 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (10 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 1 Dec
Imported
50GWh
Exported
19GWh
Net in
31GWh
Average net flow
1.30GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.62GWImporting

In 14.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.66GWImporting

In 24.2 GWhOut 8.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.41GWExporting

In 0.5 GWhOut 10.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.42GWImporting

In 10.6 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWGenerating

Generated 6.7 GWhPumped 3.9 GWh

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