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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 8 December 2023

On Friday 8 December, demand averaged 35.2 GW. Renewables supplied 41%.

35.2GW AVERAGEWind13.98 GW38%Hydro0.36 GW1%Biomass2.82 GW8%Solar0.49 GW1%Gas11.78 GW32%Coal0.95 GW3%Imports1.39 GW4%Nuclear4.72 GW13%35.2GW AVERAGE38%8%32%13%
Price
£82.86/MWh
Day average £82.86
Demand35.2GW
Generation 35.1Transfers 0.1
Fossil fuels32%
Renewables41%
Other24%
Carbon intensityModerate
156g/kWh
0Day average 156300
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Key moments

On Friday 8 December 2023, wind supplied 38% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 32%. Demand peaked at 42.5 GW at 17:00. Carbon intensity averaged 156 g/kWh and the price £82.86/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 18.8 GW at 21:35. Solar generation peaked at 2.9 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (45 g/kWh) and highest at 06:30 (229 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £50.92/MWh at 23:30 to £115.46/MWh at 07:30. Wind made 40% 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 0.491.4%Wind 13.9838.3%Gas 11.7832.3%Hydro 0.361.0%Biomass 2.827.7%Nuclear 4.7212.9%Coal 0.952.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.2avgGeneration 35.1avgTransfers 0.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.5GW · 17:00
Low 25.6 · 04:25Avg 35.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain100%of demand
Generation 35.1Transfers 0.1 GW
Net imports4GWh
In
29 Out
25
Zero-carbon share56%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 1%Wind 40%Solar 1%

Transfers · Fri 8 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 8 December 2023, Great Britain imported 29 GWh and exported 25 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (10 GWh), and the most exports went to France (11 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 8 Dec
Imported
29GWh
Exported
25GWh
Net in
4GWh
Average net flow
0.19GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.11GWExporting

In 3.1 GWhOut 5.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.02GWExporting

In 10.1 GWhOut 10.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.10GWImporting

In 4.3 GWhOut 1.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.08GWExporting

In 3.4 GWhOut 5.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.29GWImporting

In 8.4 GWhOut 1.5 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWPumping

Generated 4.2 GWhPumped 5.4 GWh

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