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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 8 December 2020

On Tuesday 8 December, demand averaged 38.6 GW. Renewables supplied 20%.

38.6GW AVERAGEWind7.03 GW18%Hydro0.55 GW1%Biomass2.48 GW6%Solar0.37 GW1%Gas18.67 GW47%Coal1.86 GW5%Imports2.28 GW6%Nuclear6.46 GW16%38.6GW AVERAGE18%47%16%
Price
£57.86/MWh
Day average £57.86
Demand38.6GW
Generation 37.4Transfers 1.2
Fossil fuels47%
Renewables20%
Other28%
Carbon intensityHigh
249g/kWh
0Day average 249300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 8 December 2020, gas supplied 47% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 18%. Demand peaked at 47.5 GW at 17:15. Carbon intensity averaged 249 g/kWh and the price £57.86/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.4 GW at 00:15. Solar generation peaked at 2.0 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:00 (182 g/kWh) and highest at 11:00 (287 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £32.54/MWh at 03:30 to £101.43/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 50% 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 0.370.9%Wind 7.0317.7%Gas 18.6747.0%Hydro 0.551.4%Biomass 2.486.3%Nuclear 6.4616.3%Coal 1.864.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 38.6avgGeneration 37.4avgTransfers 1.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand47.5GW · 17:15
Low 27.4 · 04:30Avg 38.60–60 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 37.4Transfers 1.2 GW
Net imports40GWh
In
50 Out
10
Zero-carbon share39%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 19%Solar 1%

Transfers · Tue 8 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 8 December 2020, Great Britain imported 50 GWh and exported 10 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (28 GWh), and the most exports went to France (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 8 Dec
Imported
50GWh
Exported
10GWh
Net in
40GWh
Average net flow
1.65GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.25GWImporting

In 7.7 GWhOut 1.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.01GWImporting

In 28.0 GWhOut 3.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.32GWImporting

In 9.8 GWhOut 2.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.08GWImporting

In 4.2 GWhOut 2.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.43GWPumping

Generated 5.1 GWhPumped 15.5 GWh

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