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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 1 December 2022

On Thursday 1 December, demand averaged 33.7 GW. Renewables supplied 12%.

33.7GW AVERAGEWind3.00 GW9%Hydro0.73 GW2%Biomass1.99 GW6%Solar0.30 GW1%Gas20.30 GW58%Coal1.33 GW4%Imports2.69 GW8%Nuclear4.46 GW13%33.7GW AVERAGE9%58%8%13%
Price
£338.60/MWh
Day average £338.60
Demand33.7GW
Generation 32.1Transfers 1.6
Fossil fuels58%
Renewables12%
Other26%
Carbon intensityHigh
290g/kWh
0Day average 290300
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Key moments

On Thursday 1 December 2022, gas supplied 58% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 13%. Demand peaked at 40.9 GW at 17:30. Carbon intensity averaged 290 g/kWh and the price £338.60/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.1 GW at 00:25. Solar generation peaked at 1.6 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:00 (272 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (307 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £222.71/MWh at 03:30 to £440.67/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 63% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 41% across 2022.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.300.9%Wind 3.008.6%Gas 20.3058.3%Hydro 0.732.1%Biomass 1.995.7%Nuclear 4.4612.8%Coal 1.333.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.7avgGeneration 32.1avgTransfers 1.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.9GW · 17:30
Low 23.6 · 04:20Avg 33.70–60 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 32.1Transfers 1.6 GW
Net imports37GWh
In
55 Out
18
Zero-carbon share26%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 2%Wind 9%Solar 1%

Transfers · Thu 1 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 1 December 2022, Great Britain imported 55 GWh and exported 18 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Ireland (16 GWh), and the most exports went to France (15 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 1 Dec
Imported
55GWh
Exported
18GWh
Net in
37GWh
Average net flow
1.55GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.22GWImporting

In 8.0 GWhOut 2.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.24GWExporting

In 8.9 GWhOut 14.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.66GWImporting

In 15.9 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.56GWImporting

In 14.2 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.36GWImporting

In 8.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWGenerating

Generated 9.0 GWhPumped 8.7 GWh

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