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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 3 December 2021

On Friday 3 December, demand averaged 37.2 GW. Renewables supplied 27%.

37.2GW AVERAGEWind9.56 GW24%Hydro0.64 GW2%Biomass2.76 GW7%Solar0.20 GW1%Gas16.42 GW42%Coal1.11 GW3%Imports3.29 GW8%Nuclear5.09 GW13%37.2GW AVERAGE24%7%42%8%13%
Price
£265.88/MWh
Day average £265.88
Demand37.2GW
Generation 35.8Transfers 1.4
Fossil fuels42%
Renewables27%
Other29%
Carbon intensityHigh
213g/kWh
0Day average 213300
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Key moments

On Friday 3 December 2021, gas supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 24%. Demand peaked at 44.5 GW at 10:35. Carbon intensity averaged 213 g/kWh and the price £265.88/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.9 GW at 06:05. Solar generation peaked at 1.2 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:30 (123 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (273 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £30.71/MWh at 04:30 to £1013.96/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 46% 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 0.200.5%Wind 9.5624.5%Gas 16.4242.0%Hydro 0.641.6%Biomass 2.767.1%Nuclear 5.0913.0%Coal 1.112.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.2avgGeneration 35.8avgTransfers 1.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.5GW · 10:35
Low 27.3 · 04:00Avg 37.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 35.8Transfers 1.4 GW
Net imports37GWh
In
70 Out
33
Zero-carbon share43%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 2%Wind 27%Solar 1%

Transfers · Fri 3 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 3 December 2021, Great Britain imported 70 GWh and exported 33 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (21 GWh), and the most exports went to France (28 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 3 Dec
Imported
70GWh
Exported
33GWh
Net in
37GWh
Average net flow
1.52GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.60GWImporting

In 16.3 GWhOut 1.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.54GWExporting

In 14.6 GWhOut 27.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.00GWIdle

In 3.7 GWhOut 3.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.87GWImporting

In 21.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.59GWImporting

In 14.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWPumping

Generated 9.4 GWhPumped 11.6 GWh

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