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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 1 December 2024

On Sunday 1 December, demand averaged 30.9 GW. Renewables supplied 53%.

30.9GW AVERAGEWind16.33 GW51%Hydro0.63 GW2%Biomass1.06 GW3%Solar0.32 GW1%Gas6.45 GW20%Imports4.92 GW15%Nuclear2.62 GW8%30.9GW AVERAGE51%20%15%8%
Price
£94.30/MWh
Day average £94.30
Demand30.9GW
Generation 27.4Transfers 3.5
Fossil fuels20%
Renewables53%
Other27%
Carbon intensityLow
98g/kWh
0Day average 98300
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Key moments

On Sunday 1 December 2024, wind supplied 51% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 20%. Demand peaked at 38.6 GW at 18:20. Carbon intensity averaged 98 g/kWh and the price £94.30/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 19.0 GW at 03:55. Solar generation peaked at 1.9 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:30 (64 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (143 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £54.18/MWh at 23:30 to £124.23/MWh at 17:30. Wind made 60% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 35% across 2024.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.321.0%Wind 16.3350.5%Gas 6.4519.9%Hydro 0.632.0%Biomass 1.063.3%Nuclear 2.628.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.9avgGeneration 27.4avgTransfers 3.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.6GW · 18:20
Low 23.4 · 04:55Avg 30.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 27.4Transfers 3.5 GW
Net imports88GWh
In
113 Out
25
Zero-carbon share73%of generation
Nuclear 10%Hydro 2%Wind 60%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sun 1 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 1 December 2024, Great Britain imported 113 GWh and exported 25 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (42 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (10 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 1 Dec
Imported
113GWh
Exported
25GWh
Net in
88GWh
Average net flow
3.69GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.46GWImporting

In 15.1 GWhOut 4.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.66GWImporting

In 19.2 GWhOut 3.4 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.66GWImporting

In 41.8 GWhOut 1.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.40GWExporting

In 0.2 GWhOut 9.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.37GWImporting

In 14.6 GWhOut 5.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.94GWImporting

In 22.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.20GWPumping

Generated 4.8 GWhPumped 9.6 GWh

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