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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 14 December 2024

On Saturday 14 December, demand averaged 33.2 GW. Renewables supplied 40%.

33.2GW AVERAGEWind12.45 GW36%Hydro0.51 GW1%Biomass2.23 GW7%Solar0.78 GW2%Gas10.84 GW32%Imports3.44 GW10%Nuclear3.93 GW12%33.2GW AVERAGE36%32%10%12%
Price
£86.16/MWh
Day average £86.16
Demand33.2GW
Generation 30.7Transfers 2.4
Fossil fuels32%
Renewables40%
Other28%
Carbon intensityModerate
139g/kWh
0Day average 139300
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Key moments

On Saturday 14 December 2024, wind supplied 36% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 32%. Demand peaked at 40.3 GW at 17:50. Carbon intensity averaged 139 g/kWh and the price £86.16/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 17.6 GW at 22:50. Solar generation peaked at 4.6 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (49 g/kWh) and highest at 00:00 (191 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £46.92/MWh at 23:30 to £109.71/MWh at 07:30. Wind made 41% 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 0.782.3%Wind 12.4536.4%Gas 10.8431.7%Hydro 0.511.5%Biomass 2.236.5%Nuclear 3.9311.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.2avgGeneration 30.7avgTransfers 2.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.3GW · 17:50
Low 25.1 · 05:10Avg 33.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 30.7Transfers 2.4 GW
Net imports61GWh
In
78 Out
17
Zero-carbon share57%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 2%Wind 41%Solar 3%

Transfers · Sat 14 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 14 December 2024, Great Britain imported 78 GWh and exported 17 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (28 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (15 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 14 Dec
Imported
78GWh
Exported
17GWh
Net in
61GWh
Average net flow
2.56GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.31GWImporting

In 8.5 GWhOut 1.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.04GWImporting

In 24.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.11GWImporting

In 27.5 GWhOut 1.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.59GWExporting

In 0.3 GWhOut 14.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.70GWImporting

In 16.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWPumping

Generated 4.6 GWhPumped 7.4 GWh

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