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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 9 December 2024

On Monday 9 December, demand averaged 36.2 GW. Renewables supplied 37%.

36.2GW AVERAGEWind13.00 GW35%Hydro0.60 GW2%Biomass2.29 GW6%Solar0.34 GW1%Gas11.46 GW31%Imports6.26 GW17%Nuclear3.52 GW9%36.2GW AVERAGE35%31%17%9%
Price
£88.36/MWh
Day average £88.36
Demand36.2GW
Generation 31.2Transfers 5.0
Fossil fuels31%
Renewables37%
Other32%
Carbon intensityModerate
133g/kWh
0Day average 133300
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Key moments

On Monday 9 December 2024, wind supplied 35% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 31%. Demand peaked at 43.9 GW at 17:30. Carbon intensity averaged 133 g/kWh and the price £88.36/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.6 GW at 00:45. Solar generation peaked at 2.0 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (48 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (182 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £5.07/MWh at 03:00 to £130.63/MWh at 19:00. Wind made 42% 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 0.340.9%Wind 13.0034.7%Gas 11.4630.6%Hydro 0.601.6%Biomass 2.296.1%Nuclear 3.529.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.2avgGeneration 31.2avgTransfers 5.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.9GW · 17:30
Low 24.7 · 04:30Avg 36.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain86%of demand
Generation 31.2Transfers 5.0 GW
Net imports122GWh
In
145 Out
23
Zero-carbon share56%of generation
Nuclear 11%Hydro 2%Wind 42%Solar 1%

Transfers · Mon 9 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 9 December 2024, Great Britain imported 145 GWh and exported 23 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (66 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (23 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 9 Dec
Imported
145GWh
Exported
23GWh
Net in
122GWh
Average net flow
5.10GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.90GWImporting

In 21.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.02GWImporting

In 24.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.73GWImporting

In 65.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.96GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 23.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWPumping

Generated 5.0 GWhPumped 7.2 GWh

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