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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 8 December 2024

On Sunday 8 December, demand averaged 33.8 GW. Renewables supplied 57%.

33.8GW AVERAGEWind19.52 GW55%Hydro0.49 GW1%Biomass1.79 GW5%Solar0.28 GW1%Gas4.86 GW14%Imports5.23 GW15%Nuclear3.51 GW10%33.8GW AVERAGE55%14%15%10%
Price
£62.21/MWh
Day average £62.21
Demand33.8GW
Generation 30.4Transfers 3.4
Fossil fuels14%
Renewables57%
Other30%
Carbon intensityLow
67g/kWh
0Day average 67300
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Key moments

On Sunday 8 December 2024, wind supplied 55% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 14%. Demand peaked at 42.7 GW at 16:45. Carbon intensity averaged 67 g/kWh and the price £62.21/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 20.6 GW at 08:40. Solar generation peaked at 1.8 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (48 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (106 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £6.68/MWh at 03:30 to £116.65/MWh at 18:00. Wind made 64% 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 0.280.8%Wind 19.5254.7%Gas 4.8613.6%Hydro 0.491.4%Biomass 1.795.0%Nuclear 3.519.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.8avgGeneration 30.4avgTransfers 3.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.7GW · 16:45
Low 25.3 · 04:45Avg 33.80–60 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 30.4Transfers 3.4 GW
Net imports87GWh
In
120 Out
32
Zero-carbon share78%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 2%Wind 64%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sun 8 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 8 December 2024, Great Britain imported 120 GWh and exported 32 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (66 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (12 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 8 Dec
Imported
120GWh
Exported
32GWh
Net in
87GWh
Average net flow
3.63GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.04GWExporting

In 9.2 GWhOut 10.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.50GWImporting

In 20.5 GWhOut 8.6 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.77GWImporting

In 66.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.48GWExporting

In 0.2 GWhOut 11.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.88GWImporting

In 23.3 GWhOut 2.1 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.26GWPumping

Generated 5.9 GWhPumped 12.1 GWh

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