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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 5 December 2021

On Sunday 5 December, demand averaged 34.2 GW. Renewables supplied 34%.

34.2GW AVERAGEWind11.02 GW31%Hydro0.58 GW2%Biomass2.29 GW7%Solar0.31 GW1%Gas12.07 GW34%Coal0.69 GW2%Imports3.10 GW9%Nuclear5.07 GW14%34.2GW AVERAGE31%34%9%14%
Price
£181.94/MWh
Day average £181.94
Demand34.2GW
Generation 32.0Transfers 2.2
Fossil fuels34%
Renewables34%
Other30%
Carbon intensityLow
172g/kWh
0Day average 172300
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Key moments

On Sunday 5 December 2021, gas supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 31%. Demand peaked at 43.8 GW at 16:55. Carbon intensity averaged 172 g/kWh and the price £181.94/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.7 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 1.8 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:30 (88 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (264 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £97.07/MWh at 06:00 to £255.57/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 38% 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 0.310.9%Wind 11.0231.4%Gas 12.0734.4%Hydro 0.581.6%Biomass 2.296.5%Nuclear 5.0714.4%Coal 0.692.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.2avgGeneration 32.0avgTransfers 2.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.8GW · 16:55
Low 25.1 · 04:45Avg 34.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 32.0Transfers 2.2 GW
Net imports56GWh
In
69 Out
14
Zero-carbon share53%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 2%Wind 34%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sun 5 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 5 December 2021, Great Britain imported 69 GWh and exported 14 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (19 GWh), and the most exports went to France (12 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 5 Dec
Imported
69GWh
Exported
14GWh
Net in
56GWh
Average net flow
2.32GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.72GWImporting

In 17.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.00GWIdle

In 12.0 GWhOut 12.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.11GWImporting

In 4.3 GWhOut 1.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.79GWImporting

In 19.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.69GWImporting

In 16.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.13GWPumping

Generated 4.9 GWhPumped 8.1 GWh

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