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UK Electricity Grid Daily Report — 3 December 2022

On 3 December 2022, Britain’s electricity grid averaged 32.73 GW of grid demand, with renewables averaging 41.5% of tracked domestic generation and carbon intensity averaging 188 gCO₂/kWh. Daily UK electricity demand, generation, carbon intensity, imports, exports and key records.

Avg demand 32.73 GW

Average grid demand for this UK day.

Peak demand 39.63 GW

Highest 15-minute grid demand period.

Avg carbon 188 gCO₂/kWh

Average carbon intensity where available.

Renewables 41.5 %

Average renewable share of tracked generation.

Average grid demandDemand
32.73 GWFull-day average from available snapshots
↓ −3.32 GW vs yesterday
Peak demand17:00
39.63 GWHighest 15-minute grid demand period
↓ −3.44 GW vs yesterday
Lowest demand04:30
24.05 GWLowest 15-minute grid demand period
↓ −1.77 GW vs yesterday
Domestic generationSupply
30.52 GWTracked UK generation sources only
↓ −3.51 GW vs yesterday
Average carbonCO₂
188 gCO₂/kWhCarbon intensity average
↓ −57 g vs yesterday
Renewable shareClean
41.5 %Wind, solar, hydro and biomass
↑ +12.4 pts vs yesterday
Clean share+ Nuclear
57.2 %Renewables plus nuclear
↑ +14.1 pts vs yesterday
Net importsFlow
1.35 GWAverage imports minus exports
↑ +0.44 GW vs yesterday

Daily insight

What happened on the UK electricity grid?

On 3 December 2022, Britain’s electricity grid averaged 32.73 GW of grid demand, with renewables averaging 41.5% of tracked domestic generation and carbon intensity averaging 188 gCO₂/kWh.

The highest demand period was 39.63 GW at 17:00, while the lowest carbon intensity period was 126 gCO₂/kWh at 03:30.

Key records for 3 December 2022

Highest wind11.55 GW07:00
Highest solar1.58 GW11:30
Highest gas17.03 GW17:00
Lowest carbon126 gCO₂/kWh03:30
Highest imports3.88 GW03:15
Highest exports2.28 GW00:00

Daily chart

Demand, generation and carbon intensity

3 December 2022

Generation mix

Wind, solar, gas and interconnector flow