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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 3 December 2022

On Saturday 3 December, demand averaged 31.3 GW. Renewables supplied 33%.

31.3GW AVERAGEWind10.10 GW31%Hydro0.35 GW1%Biomass1.58 GW5%Solar0.30 GW1%Gas12.14 GW37%Coal1.07 GW3%Imports2.53 GW8%Nuclear4.62 GW14%31.3GW AVERAGE31%37%8%14%
Price
£278.18/MWh
Day average £278.18
Demand31.3GW
Generation 30.2Transfers 1.2
Fossil fuels37%
Renewables33%
Other27%
Carbon intensityModerate
189g/kWh
0Day average 189300
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Key moments

On Saturday 3 December 2022, gas supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 31%. Demand peaked at 38.1 GW at 17:05. Carbon intensity averaged 189 g/kWh and the price £278.18/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.6 GW at 07:10. Solar generation peaked at 1.6 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:30 (127 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (217 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £229.14/MWh at 03:00 to £353.69/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 40% 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 10.1030.9%Gas 12.1437.1%Hydro 0.351.1%Biomass 1.584.8%Nuclear 4.6214.1%Coal 1.073.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.3avgGeneration 30.2avgTransfers 1.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.1GW · 17:05
Low 23.0 · 04:45Avg 31.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 30.2Transfers 1.2 GW
Net imports32GWh
In
58 Out
26
Zero-carbon share51%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 1%Wind 33%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sat 3 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 3 December 2022, Great Britain imported 58 GWh and exported 26 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (29 GWh), and the most exports went to France (14 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 3 Dec
Imported
58GWh
Exported
26GWh
Net in
32GWh
Average net flow
1.35GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.57GWImporting

In 14.1 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.44GWExporting

In 3.1 GWhOut 13.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.37GWExporting

In 0.3 GWhOut 9.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.39GWImporting

In 11.8 GWhOut 2.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.20GWImporting

In 28.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.16GWPumping

Generated 2.7 GWhPumped 6.5 GWh

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