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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 10 December 2020

On Thursday 10 December, demand averaged 38.2 GW. Renewables supplied 31%.

38.2GW AVERAGEWind11.65 GW29%Hydro0.49 GW1%Biomass2.96 GW7%Solar0.12 GW0%Gas15.22 GW38%Coal1.80 GW5%Imports0.98 GW2%Nuclear6.48 GW16%38.2GW AVERAGE29%7%38%16%
Price
£39.90/MWh
Day average £39.90
Demand38.2GW
Generation 38.7Transfers −0.5
Fossil fuels38%
Renewables31%
Other26%
Carbon intensityHigh
210g/kWh
0Day average 210300
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Key moments

On Thursday 10 December 2020, gas supplied 38% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 29%. Demand peaked at 48.1 GW at 16:55. Carbon intensity averaged 210 g/kWh and the price £39.90/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.8 GW at 20:35. Solar generation peaked at 0.7 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (116 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (263 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £4.13/MWh at 00:00 to £61.24/MWh at 12:00. Gas made 39% 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 0.120.3%Wind 11.6529.3%Gas 15.2238.3%Hydro 0.491.2%Biomass 2.967.4%Nuclear 6.4816.3%Coal 1.804.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 38.2avgGeneration 38.7avgTransfers −0.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand48.1GW · 16:55
Low 26.7 · 04:25Avg 38.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain101%of demand
Generation 38.7Transfers −0.5 GW
Net exports6GWh
In
19 Out
25
Zero-carbon share48%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 30%Solar 0%

Transfers · Thu 10 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 10 December 2020, Great Britain imported 19 GWh and exported 25 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (8 GWh), and the most exports went to France (14 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 10 Dec
Imported
19GWh
Exported
25GWh
Net out
6GWh
Average net flow
0.24GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.14GWExporting

In 5.4 GWhOut 8.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.24GWExporting

In 8.2 GWhOut 13.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.13GWImporting

In 5.7 GWhOut 2.5 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

Average0.24GWPumping

Generated 4.3 GWhPumped 10.1 GWh

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