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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 2 December 2021

On Thursday 2 December, demand averaged 38.3 GW. Renewables supplied 31%.

38.3GW AVERAGEWind10.83 GW27%Hydro0.71 GW2%Biomass2.98 GW7%Solar0.85 GW2%Gas15.10 GW38%Coal1.10 GW3%Imports3.35 GW8%Nuclear5.11 GW13%38.3GW AVERAGE27%7%38%8%13%
Price
£253.97/MWh
Day average £253.97
Demand38.3GW
Generation 36.7Transfers 1.6
Fossil fuels38%
Renewables31%
Other29%
Carbon intensityHigh
192g/kWh
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Key moments

On Thursday 2 December 2021, gas supplied 38% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 27%. Demand peaked at 46.3 GW at 16:45. Carbon intensity averaged 192 g/kWh and the price £253.97/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.7 GW at 03:40. Solar generation peaked at 4.7 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:00 (81 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (259 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £154.64/MWh at 07:00 to £441.38/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 41% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 42% across 2021.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.852.1%Wind 10.8327.0%Gas 15.1037.7%Hydro 0.711.8%Biomass 2.987.4%Nuclear 5.1112.8%Coal 1.102.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 38.3avgGeneration 36.7avgTransfers 1.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.3GW · 16:45
Low 27.0 · 04:35Avg 38.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 36.7Transfers 1.6 GW
Net imports37GWh
In
71 Out
34
Zero-carbon share48%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 2%Wind 30%Solar 2%

Transfers · Thu 2 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 2 December 2021, Great Britain imported 71 GWh and exported 34 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (23 GWh), and the most exports went to France (30 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 2 Dec
Imported
71GWh
Exported
34GWh
Net in
37GWh
Average net flow
1.54GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.77GWImporting

In 18.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.88GWExporting

In 8.9 GWhOut 30.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.01GWExporting

In 4.0 GWhOut 4.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.96GWImporting

In 23.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.69GWImporting

In 16.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWGenerating

Generated 9.4 GWhPumped 6.9 GWh

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