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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 9 December 2020

On Wednesday 9 December, demand averaged 38.2 GW. Renewables supplied 18%.

38.2GW AVERAGEWind6.38 GW16%Hydro0.63 GW2%Biomass3.03 GW8%Solar0.19 GW0%Gas18.16 GW47%Coal1.80 GW5%Imports2.31 GW6%Nuclear6.45 GW17%38.2GW AVERAGE16%8%47%17%
Price
£65.57/MWh
Day average £65.57
Demand38.2GW
Generation 36.6Transfers 1.5
Fossil fuels47%
Renewables18%
Other30%
Carbon intensityHigh
245g/kWh
0Day average 245300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 9 December 2020, gas supplied 47% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 47.3 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 245 g/kWh and the price £65.57/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.9 GW at 23:30. Solar generation peaked at 1.2 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (135 g/kWh) and highest at 09:00 (295 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £13.81/MWh at 23:00 to £127.82/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 0.190.5%Wind 6.3816.4%Gas 18.1646.6%Hydro 0.631.6%Biomass 3.037.8%Nuclear 6.4516.6%Coal 1.804.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 38.2avgGeneration 36.6avgTransfers 1.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand47.3GW · 17:20
Low 27.0 · 04:25Avg 38.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 36.6Transfers 1.5 GW
Net imports37GWh
In
46 Out
9
Zero-carbon share37%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 2%Wind 17%Solar 1%

Transfers · Wed 9 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 9 December 2020, Great Britain imported 46 GWh and exported 9 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (24 GWh), and the most exports went to France (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 9 Dec
Imported
46GWh
Exported
9GWh
Net in
37GWh
Average net flow
1.52GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.44GWImporting

In 12.5 GWhOut 2.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.82GWImporting

In 23.9 GWhOut 4.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.26GWImporting

In 9.2 GWhOut 2.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.00GWIdle

Generated 9.7 GWhPumped 9.6 GWh

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