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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 6 December 2024

On Friday 6 December, demand averaged 35.3 GW. Renewables supplied 45%.

35.3GW AVERAGEWind15.36 GW42%Hydro0.75 GW2%Biomass2.15 GW6%Solar0.52 GW1%Gas9.48 GW26%Imports4.83 GW13%Nuclear3.46 GW9%35.3GW AVERAGE42%26%13%9%
Price
£75.05/MWh
Day average £75.05
Demand35.3GW
Generation 31.7Transfers 3.6
Fossil fuels26%
Renewables45%
Other29%
Carbon intensityModerate
119g/kWh
0Day average 119300
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Key moments

On Friday 6 December 2024, wind supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 26%. Demand peaked at 42.3 GW at 16:55. Carbon intensity averaged 119 g/kWh and the price £75.05/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 21.3 GW at 00:05. Solar generation peaked at 3.5 GW at 10:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (55 g/kWh) and highest at 13:30 (198 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £1.56/MWh at 01:00 to £112.35/MWh at 17:00. Wind made 48% 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 0.521.4%Wind 15.3642.0%Gas 9.4825.9%Hydro 0.752.1%Biomass 2.155.9%Nuclear 3.469.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.3avgGeneration 31.7avgTransfers 3.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.3GW · 16:55
Low 25.4 · 05:00Avg 35.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 31.7Transfers 3.6 GW
Net imports84GWh
In
106 Out
22
Zero-carbon share63%of generation
Nuclear 11%Hydro 2%Wind 48%Solar 2%

Transfers · Fri 6 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 6 December 2024, Great Britain imported 106 GWh and exported 22 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (37 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (14 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 6 Dec
Imported
106GWh
Exported
22GWh
Net in
84GWh
Average net flow
3.48GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.36GWImporting

In 10.4 GWhOut 1.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.45GWImporting

In 13.5 GWhOut 2.8 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.44GWImporting

In 36.9 GWhOut 2.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.44GWExporting

In 3.8 GWhOut 14.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.39GWImporting

In 10.1 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.29GWImporting

In 30.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWGenerating

Generated 10.2 GWhPumped 8.3 GWh

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