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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 6 December 2022

On Tuesday 6 December, demand averaged 35.2 GW. Renewables supplied 25%.

35.2GW AVERAGEWind8.72 GW23%Hydro0.33 GW1%Biomass2.39 GW6%Solar0.54 GW1%Gas18.67 GW49%Coal1.06 GW3%Imports1.52 GW4%Nuclear5.26 GW14%35.2GW AVERAGE23%49%14%
Price
£333.69/MWh
Day average £333.69
Demand35.2GW
Generation 37.0Transfers −1.8
Fossil fuels49%
Renewables25%
Other24%
Carbon intensityHigh
230g/kWh
0Day average 230300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 6 December 2022, gas supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 23%. Demand peaked at 42.7 GW at 17:10. Carbon intensity averaged 230 g/kWh and the price £333.69/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.9 GW at 17:45. Solar generation peaked at 3.0 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (203 g/kWh) and highest at 07:30 (251 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £224.13/MWh at 00:00 to £417.79/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 51% 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 0.541.4%Wind 8.7222.7%Gas 18.6748.5%Hydro 0.330.8%Biomass 2.396.2%Nuclear 5.2613.7%Coal 1.062.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.2avgGeneration 37.0avgTransfers −1.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.7GW · 17:10
Low 24.9 · 04:00Avg 35.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain105%of demand
Generation 37.0Transfers −1.8 GW
Net exports44GWh
In
28 Out
72
Zero-carbon share40%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 1%Wind 24%Solar 1%

Transfers · Tue 6 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 6 December 2022, Great Britain imported 28 GWh and exported 72 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (15 GWh), and the most exports went to France (52 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 6 Dec
Imported
28GWh
Exported
72GWh
Net out
44GWh
Average net flow
1.84GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.59GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 14.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.17GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 52.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.15GWImporting

In 5.2 GWhOut 1.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.14GWImporting

In 7.4 GWhOut 3.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.63GWImporting

In 15.5 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWGenerating

Generated 8.3 GWhPumped 7.6 GWh

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