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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 13 December 2024

On Friday 13 December, demand averaged 34.8 GW. Renewables supplied 10%.

34.8GW AVERAGEWind3.10 GW8%Hydro0.67 GW2%Biomass2.33 GW6%Solar0.10 GW0%Gas24.27 GW66%Imports2.65 GW7%Nuclear3.87 GW10%34.8GW AVERAGE8%66%7%10%
Price
£118.09/MWh
Day average £118.09
Demand34.8GW
Generation 34.3Transfers 0.5
Fossil fuels66%
Renewables10%
Other24%
Carbon intensityVery high
271g/kWh
0Day average 271300
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Key moments

On Friday 13 December 2024, gas supplied 66% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 10%. Demand peaked at 40.8 GW at 12:50. Carbon intensity averaged 271 g/kWh and the price £118.09/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.8 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 0.7 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (199 g/kWh) and highest at 06:00 (303 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £77.46/MWh at 03:30 to £150.11/MWh at 08:30. Gas made 71% 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 3.108.4%Gas 24.2765.6%Hydro 0.671.8%Biomass 2.336.3%Nuclear 3.8710.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.8avgGeneration 34.3avgTransfers 0.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.8GW · 12:50
Low 25.3 · 04:25Avg 34.80–60 GW
Made in Great Britain99%of demand
Generation 34.3Transfers 0.5 GW
Net imports8GWh
In
51 Out
43
Zero-carbon share23%of generation
Nuclear 11%Hydro 2%Wind 9%Solar 0%

Transfers · Fri 13 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 13 December 2024, Great Britain imported 51 GWh and exported 43 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (27 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (22 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 13 Dec
Imported
51GWh
Exported
43GWh
Net in
8GWh
Average net flow
0.33GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.01GWExporting

In 5.5 GWhOut 5.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 7.0 GWhOut 6.9 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.79GWImporting

In 26.9 GWhOut 8.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.90GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 21.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.45GWImporting

In 11.6 GWhOut 0.8 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWGenerating

Generated 12.5 GWhPumped 9.7 GWh

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