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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 7 December 2024

On Saturday 7 December, demand averaged 34.0 GW. Renewables supplied 54%.

34.0GW AVERAGEWind18.49 GW52%Hydro0.57 GW2%Biomass1.78 GW5%Solar0.11 GW0%Gas5.39 GW15%Imports5.45 GW15%Nuclear3.51 GW10%34.0GW AVERAGE52%15%15%10%
Price
£70.65/MWh
Day average £70.65
Demand34.0GW
Generation 29.9Transfers 4.2
Fossil fuels15%
Renewables54%
Other30%
Carbon intensityLow
76g/kWh
0Day average 76300
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Key moments

On Saturday 7 December 2024, wind supplied 52% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 15%. Demand peaked at 42.4 GW at 17:30. Carbon intensity averaged 76 g/kWh and the price £70.65/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 20.8 GW at 20:25. Solar generation peaked at 0.7 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 05:30 (55 g/kWh) and highest at 11:00 (113 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £28.16/MWh at 05:30 to £112.44/MWh at 11:00. Wind made 62% 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 0.110.3%Wind 18.4952.4%Gas 5.3915.3%Hydro 0.571.6%Biomass 1.785.0%Nuclear 3.519.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.0avgGeneration 29.9avgTransfers 4.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.4GW · 17:30
Low 25.2 · 04:40Avg 34.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 29.9Transfers 4.2 GW
Net imports110GWh
In
125 Out
15
Zero-carbon share76%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 2%Wind 62%Solar 0%

Transfers · Sat 7 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 7 December 2024, Great Britain imported 125 GWh and exported 15 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (67 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (7 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 7 Dec
Imported
125GWh
Exported
15GWh
Net in
110GWh
Average net flow
4.60GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.44GWImporting

In 13.1 GWhOut 2.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.61GWImporting

In 19.2 GWhOut 4.5 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.78GWImporting

In 66.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.28GWExporting

In 0.5 GWhOut 7.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.04GWImporting

In 25.5 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.41GWPumping

Generated 5.9 GWhPumped 15.8 GWh

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