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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 5 December 2024

On Thursday 5 December, demand averaged 35.3 GW. Renewables supplied 53%.

35.3GW AVERAGEWind18.59 GW50%Hydro0.67 GW2%Biomass2.18 GW6%Solar0.18 GW0%Gas7.10 GW19%Imports5.16 GW14%Nuclear3.07 GW8%35.3GW AVERAGE50%19%14%8%
Price
£88.60/MWh
Day average £88.60
Demand35.3GW
Generation 31.8Transfers 3.6
Fossil fuels19%
Renewables53%
Other28%
Carbon intensityLow
96g/kWh
0Day average 96300
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Key moments

On Thursday 5 December 2024, wind supplied 50% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 19%. Demand peaked at 43.5 GW at 18:00. Carbon intensity averaged 96 g/kWh and the price £88.60/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 22.1 GW at 22:10. Solar generation peaked at 1.5 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 22:30 (52 g/kWh) and highest at 09:00 (139 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £3.68/MWh at 23:30 to £116.90/MWh at 08:30. Wind made 58% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 35% across 2024.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.180.5%Wind 18.5950.3%Gas 7.1019.2%Hydro 0.671.8%Biomass 2.185.9%Nuclear 3.078.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.3avgGeneration 31.8avgTransfers 3.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.5GW · 18:00
Low 25.8 · 04:05Avg 35.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 31.8Transfers 3.6 GW
Net imports88GWh
In
116 Out
29
Zero-carbon share71%of generation
Nuclear 10%Hydro 2%Wind 58%Solar 1%

Transfers · Thu 5 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 5 December 2024, Great Britain imported 116 GWh and exported 29 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (34 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (14 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 5 Dec
Imported
116GWh
Exported
29GWh
Net in
88GWh
Average net flow
3.65GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.36GWImporting

In 13.0 GWhOut 4.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.85GWImporting

In 21.2 GWhOut 0.9 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.08GWImporting

In 33.9 GWhOut 7.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.56GWExporting

In 0.2 GWhOut 13.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.55GWImporting

In 15.0 GWhOut 1.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.38GWImporting

In 33.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWPumping

Generated 7.5 GWhPumped 9.6 GWh

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