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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 3 December 2023

On Sunday 3 December, demand averaged 34.5 GW. Renewables supplied 21%.

34.5GW AVERAGEWind7.02 GW20%Hydro0.28 GW1%Biomass2.85 GW8%Solar0.12 GW0%Gas14.88 GW42%Coal0.94 GW3%Imports4.74 GW13%Nuclear4.77 GW13%34.5GW AVERAGE20%8%42%13%13%
Price
£94.75/MWh
Day average £94.75
Demand34.5GW
Generation 30.9Transfers 3.6
Fossil fuels42%
Renewables21%
Other35%
Carbon intensityHigh
207g/kWh
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Key moments

On Sunday 3 December 2023, gas supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 20%. Demand peaked at 42.9 GW at 17:40. Carbon intensity averaged 207 g/kWh and the price £94.75/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.1 GW at 09:25. Solar generation peaked at 0.7 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (144 g/kWh) and highest at 17:30 (246 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £81.39/MWh at 23:00 to £127.66/MWh at 00:30. Gas made 48% 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 0.120.3%Wind 7.0219.7%Gas 14.8841.8%Hydro 0.280.8%Biomass 2.858.0%Nuclear 4.7713.4%Coal 0.942.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.5avgGeneration 30.9avgTransfers 3.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.9GW · 17:40
Low 26.5 · 05:40Avg 34.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 30.9Transfers 3.6 GW
Net imports94GWh
In
112 Out
17
Zero-carbon share39%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 1%Wind 23%Solar 0%

Transfers · Sun 3 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 3 December 2023, Great Britain imported 112 GWh and exported 17 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (50 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (17 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 3 Dec
Imported
112GWh
Exported
17GWh
Net in
94GWh
Average net flow
3.93GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.75GWImporting

In 18.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.08GWImporting

In 50.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.72GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 17.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.72GWImporting

In 17.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.09GWImporting

In 26.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.29GWPumping

Generated 2.3 GWhPumped 9.3 GWh

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