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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 11 December 2020

On Friday 11 December, demand averaged 36.3 GW. Renewables supplied 22%.

36.3GW AVERAGEWind7.26 GW19%Hydro0.57 GW2%Biomass2.86 GW8%Solar0.22 GW1%Gas15.92 GW43%Coal1.92 GW5%Imports2.05 GW5%Nuclear6.46 GW17%36.3GW AVERAGE19%8%43%17%
Price
£51.84/MWh
Day average £51.84
Demand36.3GW
Generation 35.2Transfers 1.1
Fossil fuels43%
Renewables22%
Other31%
Carbon intensityHigh
230g/kWh
0Day average 230300
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Key moments

On Friday 11 December 2020, gas supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 19%. Demand peaked at 44.2 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 230 g/kWh and the price £51.84/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.0 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 1.3 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:30 (101 g/kWh) and highest at 13:00 (295 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £18.55/MWh at 00:00 to £101.06/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 45% 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 0.220.6%Wind 7.2619.5%Gas 15.9242.7%Hydro 0.571.5%Biomass 2.867.7%Nuclear 6.4617.4%Coal 1.925.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.3avgGeneration 35.2avgTransfers 1.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.2GW · 17:20
Low 26.1 · 03:45Avg 36.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 35.2Transfers 1.1 GW
Net imports25GWh
In
41 Out
16
Zero-carbon share41%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 2%Wind 21%Solar 1%

Transfers · Fri 11 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 11 December 2020, Great Britain imported 41 GWh and exported 16 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (20 GWh), and the most exports went to France (9 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 11 Dec
Imported
41GWh
Exported
16GWh
Net in
25GWh
Average net flow
1.02GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.63GWImporting

In 16.7 GWhOut 1.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.46GWImporting

In 19.9 GWhOut 8.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.07GWExporting

In 4.0 GWhOut 5.7 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

Average0.04GWGenerating

Generated 8.5 GWhPumped 7.5 GWh

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