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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 6 December 2020

On Sunday 6 December, demand averaged 34.2 GW. Renewables supplied 7%.

34.2GW AVERAGEWind1.40 GW4%Hydro0.62 GW2%Biomass2.76 GW8%Solar0.42 GW1%Gas18.84 GW53%Coal1.01 GW3%Imports3.71 GW11%Nuclear6.47 GW18%34.2GW AVERAGE8%53%11%18%
Price
£59.29/MWh
Day average £59.29
Demand34.2GW
Generation 31.5Transfers 2.7
Fossil fuels53%
Renewables7%
Other37%
Carbon intensityHigh
259g/kWh
0Day average 259300
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Key moments

On Sunday 6 December 2020, gas supplied 53% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 44.2 GW at 17:15. Carbon intensity averaged 259 g/kWh and the price £59.29/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 2.7 GW at 03:30. Solar generation peaked at 2.3 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:00 (197 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (298 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £19.38/MWh at 07:30 to £211.55/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 60% 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 0.421.2%Wind 1.404.0%Gas 18.8453.5%Hydro 0.621.8%Biomass 2.767.8%Nuclear 6.4718.4%Coal 1.012.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.2avgGeneration 31.5avgTransfers 2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.2GW · 17:15
Low 24.9 · 05:30Avg 34.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 31.5Transfers 2.7 GW
Net imports65GWh
In
83 Out
18
Zero-carbon share28%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 2%Wind 4%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sun 6 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 6 December 2020, Great Britain imported 83 GWh and exported 18 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (40 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (17 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 6 Dec
Imported
83GWh
Exported
18GWh
Net in
65GWh
Average net flow
2.72GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.89GWImporting

In 21.5 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.68GWImporting

In 40.3 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.72GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 17.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.88GWImporting

In 21.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWPumping

Generated 6.3 GWhPumped 7.5 GWh

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