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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 5 December 2023

On Tuesday 5 December, demand averaged 37.0 GW. Renewables supplied 24%.

37.0GW AVERAGEWind8.86 GW23%Hydro0.23 GW1%Biomass2.89 GW8%Solar0.26 GW1%Gas17.40 GW46%Coal0.88 GW2%Imports2.92 GW8%Nuclear4.77 GW12%37.0GW AVERAGE23%8%46%8%12%
Price
£98.50/MWh
Day average £98.50
Demand37.0GW
Generation 35.3Transfers 1.8
Fossil fuels46%
Renewables24%
Other28%
Carbon intensityHigh
215g/kWh
0Day average 215300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 5 December 2023, gas supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 23%. Demand peaked at 43.8 GW at 18:10. Carbon intensity averaged 215 g/kWh and the price £98.50/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.0 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 1.5 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:30 (109 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (266 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £63.62/MWh at 03:30 to £124.47/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 49% 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 0.260.7%Wind 8.8623.2%Gas 17.4045.5%Hydro 0.230.6%Biomass 2.897.6%Nuclear 4.7712.5%Coal 0.882.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.0avgGeneration 35.3avgTransfers 1.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.8GW · 18:10
Low 26.2 · 04:25Avg 37.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 35.3Transfers 1.8 GW
Net imports42GWh
In
64 Out
22
Zero-carbon share40%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 1%Wind 25%Solar 1%

Transfers · Tue 5 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 5 December 2023, Great Britain imported 64 GWh and exported 22 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (36 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (18 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 5 Dec
Imported
64GWh
Exported
22GWh
Net in
42GWh
Average net flow
1.75GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.41GWImporting

In 11.4 GWhOut 1.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.45GWImporting

In 36.3 GWhOut 1.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.73GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 17.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.32GWImporting

In 8.6 GWhOut 0.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.30GWImporting

In 7.6 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWGenerating

Generated 6.3 GWhPumped 6.1 GWh

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