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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 12 December 2024

On Thursday 12 December, demand averaged 35.0 GW. Renewables supplied 8%.

35.0GW AVERAGEWind2.07 GW5%Hydro0.76 GW2%Biomass2.35 GW6%Solar0.14 GW0%Gas25.27 GW67%Imports3.29 GW9%Nuclear3.82 GW10%35.0GW AVERAGE67%9%10%
Price
£197.42/MWh
Day average £197.42
Demand35.0GW
Generation 34.4Transfers 0.6
Fossil fuels67%
Renewables8%
Other25%
Carbon intensityVery high
278g/kWh
0Day average 278300
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Key moments

On Thursday 12 December 2024, gas supplied 67% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 10%. Demand peaked at 41.1 GW at 12:25. Carbon intensity averaged 278 g/kWh and the price £197.42/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 2.8 GW at 22:30. Solar generation peaked at 0.9 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 18:00 (260 g/kWh) and highest at 06:00 (303 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £88.28/MWh at 02:00 to £369.52/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 73% 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 0.140.4%Wind 2.075.5%Gas 25.2767.0%Hydro 0.762.0%Biomass 2.356.2%Nuclear 3.8210.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.0avgGeneration 34.4avgTransfers 0.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.1GW · 12:25
Low 26.3 · 04:10Avg 35.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain98%of demand
Generation 34.4Transfers 0.6 GW
Net imports11GWh
In
64 Out
53
Zero-carbon share20%of generation
Nuclear 11%Hydro 2%Wind 6%Solar 0%

Transfers · Thu 12 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 12 December 2024, Great Britain imported 64 GWh and exported 53 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (44 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (21 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 12 Dec
Imported
64GWh
Exported
53GWh
Net in
11GWh
Average net flow
0.48GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.08GWExporting

In 7.1 GWhOut 9.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.58GWExporting

In 0.2 GWhOut 14.2 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.50GWImporting

In 44.0 GWhOut 7.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.88GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 21.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.52GWImporting

In 13.1 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.14GWGenerating

Generated 14.6 GWhPumped 11.2 GWh

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