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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 3 December 2024

On Tuesday 3 December, demand averaged 35.6 GW. Renewables supplied 21%.

35.6GW AVERAGEWind6.43 GW18%Hydro0.65 GW2%Biomass2.52 GW7%Solar0.61 GW2%Gas18.04 GW49%Imports5.50 GW15%Nuclear2.96 GW8%35.6GW AVERAGE18%49%15%8%
Price
£124.98/MWh
Day average £124.98
Demand35.6GW
Generation 31.2Transfers 4.4
Fossil fuels49%
Renewables21%
Other30%
Carbon intensityHigh
217g/kWh
0Day average 217300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 3 December 2024, gas supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 18%. Demand peaked at 42.7 GW at 17:00. Carbon intensity averaged 217 g/kWh and the price £124.98/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.8 GW at 20:05. Solar generation peaked at 3.2 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (150 g/kWh) and highest at 06:30 (259 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £92.84/MWh at 00:00 to £173.33/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 58% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 31% across 2024.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.611.7%Wind 6.4317.5%Gas 18.0449.2%Hydro 0.651.8%Biomass 2.526.9%Nuclear 2.968.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.6avgGeneration 31.2avgTransfers 4.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.7GW · 17:00
Low 24.7 · 05:00Avg 35.60–60 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 31.2Transfers 4.4 GW
Net imports103GWh
In
124 Out
21
Zero-carbon share34%of generation
Nuclear 9%Hydro 2%Wind 21%Solar 2%

Transfers · Tue 3 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 3 December 2024, Great Britain imported 124 GWh and exported 21 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (47 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (15 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 3 Dec
Imported
124GWh
Exported
21GWh
Net in
103GWh
Average net flow
4.30GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.37GWImporting

In 10.2 GWhOut 1.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.95GWImporting

In 22.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.81GWImporting

In 46.6 GWhOut 3.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.64GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 15.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.41GWImporting

In 11.1 GWhOut 1.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.13GWGenerating

Generated 7.5 GWhPumped 4.4 GWh

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