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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 5 December 2022

On Monday 5 December, demand averaged 35.0 GW. Renewables supplied 29%.

35.0GW AVERAGEWind10.68 GW28%Hydro0.34 GW1%Biomass2.25 GW6%Solar0.20 GW1%Gas17.26 GW45%Coal1.30 GW3%Imports1.40 GW4%Nuclear4.97 GW13%35.0GW AVERAGE28%45%13%
Price
£261.03/MWh
Day average £261.03
Demand35.0GW
Generation 37.0Transfers −2.0
Fossil fuels45%
Renewables29%
Other22%
Carbon intensityHigh
219g/kWh
0Day average 219300
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Key moments

On Monday 5 December 2022, gas supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 28%. Demand peaked at 42.8 GW at 17:35. Carbon intensity averaged 219 g/kWh and the price £261.03/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.7 GW at 08:50. Solar generation peaked at 1.2 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:30 (165 g/kWh) and highest at 14:30 (245 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £191.35/MWh at 06:30 to £342.34/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 47% 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 0.200.5%Wind 10.6827.8%Gas 17.2645.0%Hydro 0.340.9%Biomass 2.255.8%Nuclear 4.9713.0%Coal 1.303.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.0avgGeneration 37.0avgTransfers −2.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.8GW · 17:35
Low 23.4 · 04:00Avg 35.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain106%of demand
Generation 37.0Transfers −2.0 GW
Net exports46GWh
In
27 Out
73
Zero-carbon share44%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 1%Wind 29%Solar 1%

Transfers · Mon 5 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 5 December 2022, Great Britain imported 27 GWh and exported 73 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Ireland (13 GWh), and the most exports went to France (60 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 5 Dec
Imported
27GWh
Exported
73GWh
Net out
46GWh
Average net flow
1.92GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.43GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 10.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.49GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 59.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.52GWImporting

In 12.7 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.03GWImporting

In 2.6 GWhOut 1.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.45GWImporting

In 11.4 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWPumping

Generated 6.8 GWhPumped 9.0 GWh

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