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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 2 December 2022

On Friday 2 December, demand averaged 34.4 GW. Renewables supplied 22%.

34.4GW AVERAGEWind7.25 GW20%Hydro0.50 GW1%Biomass1.97 GW5%Solar0.32 GW1%Gas17.73 GW49%Coal1.28 GW4%Imports2.35 GW7%Nuclear4.60 GW13%34.4GW AVERAGE20%49%13%
Price
£299.58/MWh
Day average £299.58
Demand34.4GW
Generation 33.7Transfers 0.7
Fossil fuels49%
Renewables22%
Other25%
Carbon intensityHigh
246g/kWh
0Day average 246300
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Key moments

On Friday 2 December 2022, gas supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 20%. Demand peaked at 42.2 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 246 g/kWh and the price £299.58/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.4 GW at 19:00. Solar generation peaked at 1.7 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (163 g/kWh) and highest at 06:30 (281 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £237.51/MWh at 19:30 to £381.22/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 53% 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 0.320.9%Wind 7.2520.1%Gas 17.7349.2%Hydro 0.501.4%Biomass 1.975.5%Nuclear 4.6012.8%Coal 1.283.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.4avgGeneration 33.7avgTransfers 0.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.2GW · 17:25
Low 24.1 · 04:30Avg 34.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain98%of demand
Generation 33.7Transfers 0.7 GW
Net imports22GWh
In
54 Out
32
Zero-carbon share38%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 1%Wind 22%Solar 1%

Transfers · Fri 2 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 2 December 2022, Great Britain imported 54 GWh and exported 32 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (28 GWh), and the most exports went to France (26 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 2 Dec
Imported
54GWh
Exported
32GWh
Net in
22GWh
Average net flow
0.92GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.26GWImporting

In 8.4 GWhOut 2.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.10GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 26.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.02GWExporting

In 3.0 GWhOut 3.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.64GWImporting

In 15.4 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.15GWImporting

In 27.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.20GWPumping

Generated 2.1 GWhPumped 6.8 GWh

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