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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 2 December 2023

On Saturday 2 December, demand averaged 35.0 GW. Renewables supplied 8%.

35.0GW AVERAGEWind2.08 GW6%Hydro0.41 GW1%Biomass1.85 GW5%Solar0.45 GW1%Gas21.66 GW60%Coal0.96 GW3%Imports4.00 GW11%Nuclear4.78 GW13%35.0GW AVERAGE60%11%13%
Price
£119.74/MWh
Day average £119.74
Demand35.0GW
Generation 32.2Transfers 2.8
Fossil fuels60%
Renewables8%
Other29%
Carbon intensityHigh
278g/kWh
0Day average 278300
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Key moments

On Saturday 2 December 2023, gas supplied 60% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 13%. Demand peaked at 41.3 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 278 g/kWh and the price £119.74/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.5 GW at 22:15. Solar generation peaked at 2.6 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (219 g/kWh) and highest at 05:30 (309 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £86.91/MWh at 00:00 to £153.65/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 67% 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 0.451.3%Wind 2.085.7%Gas 21.6659.8%Hydro 0.411.1%Biomass 1.855.1%Nuclear 4.7813.2%Coal 0.962.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.0avgGeneration 32.2avgTransfers 2.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.3GW · 17:25
Low 26.9 · 05:00Avg 35.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 32.2Transfers 2.8 GW
Net imports70GWh
In
90 Out
21
Zero-carbon share24%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 1%Wind 6%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sat 2 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 2 December 2023, Great Britain imported 90 GWh and exported 21 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (48 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (19 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 2 Dec
Imported
90GWh
Exported
21GWh
Net in
70GWh
Average net flow
2.90GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.67GWImporting

In 16.2 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.00GWImporting

In 47.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.80GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 19.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.53GWImporting

In 13.3 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.50GWImporting

In 12.8 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWPumping

Generated 5.9 GWhPumped 7.7 GWh

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