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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 1 December 2023

On Friday 1 December, demand averaged 37.3 GW. Renewables supplied 9%.

37.3GW AVERAGEWind2.38 GW6%Hydro0.45 GW1%Biomass2.75 GW7%Solar0.84 GW2%Gas23.90 GW61%Coal0.96 GW2%Imports3.12 GW8%Nuclear4.78 GW12%37.3GW AVERAGE7%61%8%12%
Price
£124.93/MWh
Day average £124.93
Demand37.3GW
Generation 36.1Transfers 1.3
Fossil fuels61%
Renewables9%
Other27%
Carbon intensityHigh
284g/kWh
0Day average 284300
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Key moments

On Friday 1 December 2023, gas supplied 61% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 12%. Demand peaked at 44.5 GW at 12:15. Carbon intensity averaged 284 g/kWh and the price £124.93/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.5 GW at 05:55. Solar generation peaked at 4.4 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 11:30 (263 g/kWh) and highest at 22:00 (304 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £86.50/MWh at 02:30 to £166.16/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 66% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 36% across 2023.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.842.1%Wind 2.386.1%Gas 23.9061.0%Hydro 0.451.2%Biomass 2.757.0%Nuclear 4.7812.2%Coal 0.962.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.3avgGeneration 36.1avgTransfers 1.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.5GW · 12:15
Low 27.4 · 04:35Avg 37.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 36.1Transfers 1.3 GW
Net imports27GWh
In
62 Out
35
Zero-carbon share23%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 1%Wind 7%Solar 2%

Transfers · Fri 1 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 1 December 2023, Great Britain imported 62 GWh and exported 35 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (37 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (16 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 1 Dec
Imported
62GWh
Exported
35GWh
Net in
27GWh
Average net flow
1.14GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.38GWImporting

In 12.4 GWhOut 3.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.34GWImporting

In 36.9 GWhOut 4.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.66GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 16.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.16GWImporting

In 10.5 GWhOut 6.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.07GWExporting

In 2.0 GWhOut 3.6 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.15GWGenerating

Generated 13.0 GWhPumped 9.3 GWh

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