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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 8 December 2022

On Thursday 8 December, demand averaged 37.5 GW. Renewables supplied 22%.

37.5GW AVERAGEWind7.67 GW19%Hydro0.31 GW1%Biomass2.10 GW5%Solar0.77 GW2%Gas20.20 GW51%Coal1.29 GW3%Imports1.93 GW5%Nuclear5.26 GW13%37.5GW AVERAGE19%51%13%
Price
£330.59/MWh
Day average £330.59
Demand37.5GW
Generation 37.6Transfers −0.1
Fossil fuels51%
Renewables22%
Other24%
Carbon intensityHigh
246g/kWh
0Day average 246300
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Key moments

On Thursday 8 December 2022, gas supplied 51% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 19%. Demand peaked at 44.5 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity averaged 246 g/kWh and the price £330.59/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.8 GW at 07:50. Solar generation peaked at 4.1 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:00 (213 g/kWh) and highest at 22:00 (276 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £246.11/MWh at 02:30 to £416.09/MWh at 15:30. Gas made 54% 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 0.771.9%Wind 7.6719.4%Gas 20.2051.1%Hydro 0.310.8%Biomass 2.105.3%Nuclear 5.2613.3%Coal 1.293.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.5avgGeneration 37.6avgTransfers −0.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.5GW · 10:30
Low 26.5 · 04:35Avg 37.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain100%of demand
Generation 37.6Transfers −0.1 GW
Net imports3GWh
In
41 Out
38
Zero-carbon share37%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 1%Wind 20%Solar 2%

Transfers · Thu 8 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 8 December 2022, Great Britain imported 41 GWh and exported 38 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (18 GWh), and the most exports went to France (28 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 8 Dec
Imported
41GWh
Exported
38GWh
Net in
3GWh
Average net flow
0.11GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.13GWExporting

In 2.9 GWhOut 6.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.95GWExporting

In 5.3 GWhOut 28.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.11GWExporting

In 1.4 GWhOut 4.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.53GWImporting

In 12.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.77GWImporting

In 18.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.21GWPumping

Generated 5.3 GWhPumped 10.5 GWh

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