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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 11 December 2024

On Wednesday 11 December, demand averaged 35.8 GW. Renewables supplied 11%.

35.8GW AVERAGEWind3.38 GW9%Hydro0.75 GW2%Biomass2.35 GW6%Solar0.10 GW0%Gas24.29 GW63%Imports3.78 GW10%Nuclear3.65 GW10%35.8GW AVERAGE9%63%10%10%
Price
£165.14/MWh
Day average £165.14
Demand35.8GW
Generation 34.5Transfers 1.3
Fossil fuels63%
Renewables11%
Other26%
Carbon intensityHigh
264g/kWh
0Day average 264300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 11 December 2024, gas supplied 63% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 10%. Demand peaked at 42.0 GW at 17:00. Carbon intensity averaged 264 g/kWh and the price £165.14/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.7 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 0.6 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:00 (247 g/kWh) and highest at 22:30 (284 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £81.25/MWh at 04:30 to £308.82/MWh at 16:00. Gas made 70% 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 0.100.3%Wind 3.388.8%Gas 24.2963.4%Hydro 0.751.9%Biomass 2.356.1%Nuclear 3.659.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.8avgGeneration 34.5avgTransfers 1.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.0GW · 17:00
Low 26.5 · 05:05Avg 35.80–60 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 34.5Transfers 1.3 GW
Net imports32GWh
In
82 Out
50
Zero-carbon share23%of generation
Nuclear 11%Hydro 2%Wind 10%Solar 0%

Transfers · Wed 11 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 11 December 2024, Great Britain imported 82 GWh and exported 50 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (43 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (23 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 11 Dec
Imported
82GWh
Exported
50GWh
Net in
32GWh
Average net flow
1.34GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.09GWImporting

In 8.2 GWhOut 6.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.47GWExporting

In 0.8 GWhOut 12.2 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.44GWImporting

In 42.5 GWhOut 8.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.97GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 23.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.26GWImporting

In 30.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWPumping

Generated 8.9 GWhPumped 10.0 GWh

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