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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 7 December 2022

On Wednesday 7 December, demand averaged 36.3 GW. Renewables supplied 25%.

36.3GW AVERAGEWind9.09 GW23%Hydro0.32 GW1%Biomass2.36 GW6%Solar0.63 GW2%Gas18.72 GW47%Coal1.26 GW3%Imports1.97 GW5%Nuclear5.26 GW13%36.3GW AVERAGE23%47%13%
Price
£320.18/MWh
Day average £320.18
Demand36.3GW
Generation 37.6Transfers −1.3
Fossil fuels47%
Renewables25%
Other24%
Carbon intensityHigh
230g/kWh
0Day average 230300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 7 December 2022, gas supplied 47% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 23%. Demand peaked at 43.6 GW at 18:05. Carbon intensity averaged 230 g/kWh and the price £320.18/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.4 GW at 19:15. Solar generation peaked at 3.3 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:30 (195 g/kWh) and highest at 09:00 (251 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £241.57/MWh at 03:30 to £413.61/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 50% 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 0.631.6%Wind 9.0922.9%Gas 18.7247.3%Hydro 0.320.8%Biomass 2.366.0%Nuclear 5.2613.3%Coal 1.263.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.3avgGeneration 37.6avgTransfers −1.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.6GW · 18:05
Low 25.7 · 04:30Avg 36.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain104%of demand
Generation 37.6Transfers −1.3 GW
Net exports28GWh
In
41 Out
69
Zero-carbon share41%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 1%Wind 24%Solar 2%

Transfers · Wed 7 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 7 December 2022, Great Britain imported 41 GWh and exported 69 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (24 GWh), and the most exports went to France (55 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 7 Dec
Imported
41GWh
Exported
69GWh
Net out
28GWh
Average net flow
1.17GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.34GWExporting

In 1.2 GWhOut 9.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.31GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 55.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.17GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 4.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.65GWImporting

In 15.8 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.99GWImporting

In 23.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.15GWPumping

Generated 6.5 GWhPumped 10.0 GWh

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