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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 10 December 2024

On Tuesday 10 December, demand averaged 36.5 GW. Renewables supplied 26%.

36.5GW AVERAGEWind9.19 GW24%Hydro0.61 GW2%Biomass2.48 GW6%Solar0.15 GW0%Gas18.15 GW47%Imports4.55 GW12%Nuclear3.53 GW9%36.5GW AVERAGE24%47%12%9%
Price
£109.26/MWh
Day average £109.26
Demand36.5GW
Generation 34.1Transfers 2.4
Fossil fuels47%
Renewables26%
Other27%
Carbon intensityHigh
197g/kWh
0Day average 197300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 10 December 2024, gas supplied 47% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 24%. Demand peaked at 43.4 GW at 11:50. Carbon intensity averaged 197 g/kWh and the price £109.26/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.2 GW at 00:20. Solar generation peaked at 0.9 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:30 (102 g/kWh) and highest at 23:30 (248 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £72.48/MWh at 05:30 to £163.34/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 53% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 31% across 2024.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.150.4%Wind 9.1923.8%Gas 18.1547.0%Hydro 0.611.6%Biomass 2.486.4%Nuclear 3.539.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.5avgGeneration 34.1avgTransfers 2.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.4GW · 11:50
Low 26.5 · 04:05Avg 36.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 34.1Transfers 2.4 GW
Net imports60GWh
In
103 Out
43
Zero-carbon share39%of generation
Nuclear 10%Hydro 2%Wind 27%Solar 0%

Transfers · Tue 10 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 10 December 2024, Great Britain imported 103 GWh and exported 43 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (48 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (23 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 10 Dec
Imported
103GWh
Exported
43GWh
Net in
60GWh
Average net flow
2.50GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.57GWImporting

In 14.5 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.27GWExporting

In 7.7 GWhOut 14.2 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.79GWImporting

In 48.1 GWhOut 5.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.95GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 22.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.35GWImporting

In 32.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWPumping

Generated 6.5 GWhPumped 7.8 GWh

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