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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 2 December 2024

On Monday 2 December, demand averaged 34.5 GW. Renewables supplied 41%.

34.5GW AVERAGEWind13.65 GW38%Hydro0.66 GW2%Biomass2.28 GW6%Solar0.49 GW1%Gas11.10 GW31%Imports4.68 GW13%Nuclear2.87 GW8%34.5GW AVERAGE38%31%13%8%
Price
£98.68/MWh
Day average £98.68
Demand34.5GW
Generation 31.0Transfers 3.4
Fossil fuels31%
Renewables41%
Other27%
Carbon intensityModerate
141g/kWh
0Day average 141300
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Key moments

On Monday 2 December 2024, wind supplied 38% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 31%. Demand peaked at 42.1 GW at 16:45. Carbon intensity averaged 141 g/kWh and the price £98.68/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.3 GW at 06:10. Solar generation peaked at 2.6 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:30 (72 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (181 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £48.09/MWh at 02:00 to £137.49/MWh at 17:30. Wind made 44% 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 0.491.4%Wind 13.6538.2%Gas 11.1031.1%Hydro 0.661.9%Biomass 2.286.4%Nuclear 2.878.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.5avgGeneration 31.0avgTransfers 3.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.1GW · 16:45
Low 23.8 · 04:05Avg 34.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 31.0Transfers 3.4 GW
Net imports84GWh
In
106 Out
22
Zero-carbon share57%of generation
Nuclear 9%Hydro 2%Wind 44%Solar 2%

Transfers · Mon 2 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 2 December 2024, Great Britain imported 106 GWh and exported 22 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (45 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (16 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 2 Dec
Imported
106GWh
Exported
22GWh
Net in
84GWh
Average net flow
3.48GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.28GWImporting

In 8.2 GWhOut 1.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.04GWImporting

In 25.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.82GWImporting

In 45.0 GWhOut 1.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.67GWExporting

In 0.3 GWhOut 16.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.29GWImporting

In 9.8 GWhOut 2.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.72GWImporting

In 17.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWPumping

Generated 6.7 GWhPumped 7.9 GWh

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