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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 9 December 2021

On Thursday 9 December, demand averaged 38.2 GW. Renewables supplied 28%.

38.2GW AVERAGEWind9.89 GW25%Hydro0.69 GW2%Biomass3.02 GW8%Solar0.46 GW1%Gas16.49 GW41%Coal1.47 GW4%Imports2.68 GW7%Nuclear5.07 GW13%38.2GW AVERAGE25%8%41%13%
Price
£231.37/MWh
Day average £231.37
Demand38.2GW
Generation 37.1Transfers 1.2
Fossil fuels41%
Renewables28%
Other27%
Carbon intensityHigh
216g/kWh
0Day average 216300
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Key moments

On Thursday 9 December 2021, gas supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 25%. Demand peaked at 46.8 GW at 17:15. Carbon intensity averaged 216 g/kWh and the price £231.37/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.7 GW at 22:40. Solar generation peaked at 2.8 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (98 g/kWh) and highest at 08:30 (271 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £130.76/MWh at 23:00 to £308.81/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 44% 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 0.461.2%Wind 9.8924.9%Gas 16.4941.5%Hydro 0.691.7%Biomass 3.027.6%Nuclear 5.0712.7%Coal 1.473.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 38.2avgGeneration 37.1avgTransfers 1.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.8GW · 17:15
Low 27.2 · 04:40Avg 38.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 37.1Transfers 1.2 GW
Net imports26GWh
In
58 Out
31
Zero-carbon share43%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 2%Wind 27%Solar 1%

Transfers · Thu 9 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 9 December 2021, Great Britain imported 58 GWh and exported 31 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (18 GWh), and the most exports went to France (28 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 9 Dec
Imported
58GWh
Exported
31GWh
Net in
26GWh
Average net flow
1.10GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.53GWImporting

In 13.8 GWhOut 1.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.18GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 28.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.33GWImporting

In 9.3 GWhOut 1.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.74GWImporting

In 17.9 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.69GWImporting

In 16.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWGenerating

Generated 6.7 GWhPumped 5.3 GWh

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