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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 4 December 2022

On Sunday 4 December, demand averaged 31.3 GW. Renewables supplied 37%.

31.3GW AVERAGEWind11.50 GW35%Hydro0.35 GW1%Biomass2.00 GW6%Solar0.09 GW0%Gas9.86 GW30%Coal1.30 GW4%Imports2.59 GW8%Nuclear4.84 GW15%31.3GW AVERAGE35%30%8%15%
Price
£278.07/MWh
Day average £278.07
Demand31.3GW
Generation 29.9Transfers 1.4
Fossil fuels30%
Renewables37%
Other29%
Carbon intensityModerate
173g/kWh
0Day average 173300
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Key moments

On Sunday 4 December 2022, wind supplied 35% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 30%. Demand peaked at 40.4 GW at 17:15. Carbon intensity averaged 173 g/kWh and the price £278.07/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.2 GW at 17:55. Solar generation peaked at 0.6 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:30 (125 g/kWh) and highest at 15:30 (197 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £208.80/MWh at 04:30 to £356.57/MWh at 18:00. Wind made 38% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 28% across 2022.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.090.3%Wind 11.5035.4%Gas 9.8630.3%Hydro 0.351.1%Biomass 2.006.1%Nuclear 4.8414.9%Coal 1.304.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.3avgGeneration 29.9avgTransfers 1.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.4GW · 17:15
Low 22.6 · 05:00Avg 31.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 29.9Transfers 1.4 GW
Net imports36GWh
In
58 Out
22
Zero-carbon share56%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 1%Wind 38%Solar 0%

Transfers · Sun 4 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 4 December 2022, Great Britain imported 58 GWh and exported 22 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (29 GWh), and the most exports went to France (18 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 4 Dec
Imported
58GWh
Exported
22GWh
Net in
36GWh
Average net flow
1.50GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.15GWImporting

In 7.7 GWhOut 4.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.62GWExporting

In 2.8 GWhOut 17.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.29GWImporting

In 6.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.46GWImporting

In 11.1 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.23GWImporting

In 29.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.13GWPumping

Generated 4.3 GWhPumped 7.3 GWh

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