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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 14 December 2023

On Thursday 14 December, demand averaged 35.8 GW. Renewables supplied 29%.

35.8GW AVERAGEWind10.35 GW27%Hydro0.51 GW1%Biomass2.97 GW8%Solar0.29 GW1%Gas17.54 GW46%Coal0.61 GW2%Imports1.23 GW3%Nuclear4.78 GW12%35.8GW AVERAGE27%8%46%12%
Price
£85.22/MWh
Day average £85.22
Demand35.8GW
Generation 37.1Transfers −1.3
Fossil fuels46%
Renewables29%
Other23%
Carbon intensityHigh
201g/kWh
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Key moments

On Thursday 14 December 2023, gas supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 27%. Demand peaked at 42.9 GW at 11:50. Carbon intensity averaged 201 g/kWh and the price £85.22/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.6 GW at 12:35. Solar generation peaked at 1.7 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (128 g/kWh) and highest at 18:30 (238 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £62.34/MWh at 23:00 to £108.80/MWh at 09:00. Gas made 47% 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 0.290.8%Wind 10.3527.0%Gas 17.5445.8%Hydro 0.511.3%Biomass 2.977.8%Nuclear 4.7812.5%Coal 0.611.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.8avgGeneration 37.1avgTransfers −1.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.9GW · 11:50
Low 25.6 · 04:30Avg 35.80–60 GW
Made in Great Britain104%of demand
Generation 37.1Transfers −1.3 GW
Net exports34GWh
In
23 Out
57
Zero-carbon share43%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 1%Wind 28%Solar 1%

Transfers · Thu 14 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 14 December 2023, Great Britain imported 23 GWh and exported 57 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (20 GWh), and the most exports went to Norway (22 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 14 Dec
Imported
23GWh
Exported
57GWh
Net out
34GWh
Average net flow
1.42GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.31GWExporting

In 1.4 GWhOut 8.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.81GWImporting

In 19.6 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.52GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 12.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.48GWExporting

In 1.3 GWhOut 13.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.92GWExporting

In 0.2 GWhOut 22.3 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.11GWGenerating

Generated 6.9 GWhPumped 4.3 GWh

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