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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 7 December 2023

On Thursday 7 December, demand averaged 37.9 GW. Renewables supplied 46%.

37.9GW AVERAGEWind18.86 GW45%Hydro0.29 GW1%Biomass2.97 GW7%Solar0.07 GW0%Gas13.01 GW31%Coal0.94 GW2%Imports0.63 GW2%Nuclear4.74 GW11%37.9GW AVERAGE45%7%31%11%
Price
£92.07/MWh
Day average £92.07
Demand37.9GW
Generation 40.9Transfers −3.0
Fossil fuels31%
Renewables46%
Other20%
Carbon intensityModerate
151g/kWh
0Day average 151300
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Key moments

On Thursday 7 December 2023, wind supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 31%. Demand peaked at 45.7 GW at 17:30. Carbon intensity averaged 151 g/kWh and the price £92.07/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 21.4 GW at 12:45. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (86 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (180 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £49.67/MWh at 23:00 to £112.40/MWh at 11:30. Wind made 46% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 33% across 2023.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.070.2%Wind 18.8645.4%Gas 13.0131.3%Hydro 0.290.7%Biomass 2.977.2%Nuclear 4.7411.4%Coal 0.942.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.9avgGeneration 40.9avgTransfers −3.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.7GW · 17:30
Low 27.3 · 04:00Avg 37.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain108%of demand
Generation 40.9Transfers −3.0 GW
Net exports69GWh
In
12 Out
81
Zero-carbon share59%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 1%Wind 46%Solar 0%

Transfers · Thu 7 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 7 December 2023, Great Britain imported 12 GWh and exported 81 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (4 GWh), and the most exports went to France (37 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 7 Dec
Imported
12GWh
Exported
81GWh
Net out
69GWh
Average net flow
2.89GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.48GWExporting

In 1.2 GWhOut 12.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.45GWExporting

In 2.6 GWhOut 37.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.05GWExporting

In 2.7 GWhOut 4.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.13GWExporting

In 3.9 GWhOut 7.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.78GWExporting

In 1.5 GWhOut 20.2 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWPumping

Generated 3.0 GWhPumped 5.5 GWh

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