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UK Electricity Grid Daily Report — 1 December 2022

On 1 December 2022, Britain’s electricity grid averaged 35.06 GW of grid demand, with renewables averaging 18.5% of tracked domestic generation and carbon intensity averaging 289 gCO₂/kWh. Daily UK electricity demand, generation, carbon intensity, imports, exports and key records.

Avg demand 35.06 GW

Average grid demand for this UK day.

Peak demand 42.42 GW

Highest 15-minute grid demand period.

Avg carbon 289 gCO₂/kWh

Average carbon intensity where available.

Renewables 18.5 %

Average renewable share of tracked generation.

Average grid demandDemand
35.06 GWFull-day average from available snapshots
No change vs yesterday
Peak demand17:00
42.42 GWHighest 15-minute grid demand period
↑ +0.26 GW vs yesterday
Lowest demand03:00
24.76 GWLowest 15-minute grid demand period
↓ −2.30 GW vs yesterday
Domestic generationSupply
33.04 GWTracked UK generation sources only
↑ +0.09 GW vs yesterday
Average carbonCO₂
289 gCO₂/kWhCarbon intensity average
↑ +1 g vs yesterday
Renewable shareClean
18.5 %Wind, solar, hydro and biomass
↓ −0.2 pts vs yesterday
Clean share+ Nuclear
32.2 %Renewables plus nuclear
↑ +0.7 pts vs yesterday
Net importsFlow
1.58 GWAverage imports minus exports
↑ +0.13 GW vs yesterday

Daily insight

What happened on the UK electricity grid?

On 1 December 2022, Britain’s electricity grid averaged 35.06 GW of grid demand, with renewables averaging 18.5% of tracked domestic generation and carbon intensity averaging 289 gCO₂/kWh.

The highest demand period was 42.42 GW at 17:00, while the lowest carbon intensity period was 271 gCO₂/kWh at 03:00.

Key records for 1 December 2022

Highest wind4.07 GW00:00
Highest solar1.65 GW12:00
Highest gas23.18 GW18:00
Lowest carbon271 gCO₂/kWh03:00
Highest imports5.03 GW16:45
Highest exports3.79 GW05:30

Daily chart

Demand, generation and carbon intensity

1 December 2022

Generation mix

Wind, solar, gas and interconnector flow