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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 16 December 2024

On Monday 16 December, demand averaged 35.2 GW. Renewables supplied 56%.

35.2GW AVERAGEWind19.98 GW54%Hydro0.65 GW2%Biomass1.89 GW5%Solar0.37 GW1%Gas6.76 GW18%Imports3.25 GW9%Nuclear4.32 GW12%35.2GW AVERAGE54%18%9%12%
Price
£67.43/MWh
Day average £67.43
Demand35.2GW
Generation 34.0Transfers 1.2
Fossil fuels18%
Renewables56%
Other25%
Carbon intensityLow
81g/kWh
0Day average 81300
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Key moments

On Monday 16 December 2024, wind supplied 54% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 18%. Demand peaked at 41.9 GW at 16:30. Carbon intensity averaged 81 g/kWh and the price £67.43/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 21.4 GW at 11:45. Solar generation peaked at 2.6 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (44 g/kWh) and highest at 16:00 (119 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £6.41/MWh at 02:30 to £104.65/MWh at 17:00. Wind made 59% 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 0.371.0%Wind 19.9853.7%Gas 6.7618.2%Hydro 0.651.7%Biomass 1.895.1%Nuclear 4.3211.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.2avgGeneration 34.0avgTransfers 1.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.9GW · 16:30
Low 25.4 · 04:20Avg 35.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 34.0Transfers 1.2 GW
Net imports29GWh
In
70 Out
41
Zero-carbon share75%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 2%Wind 59%Solar 1%

Transfers · Mon 16 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 16 December 2024, Great Britain imported 70 GWh and exported 41 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (25 GWh), and the most exports went to France (22 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 16 Dec
Imported
70GWh
Exported
41GWh
Net in
29GWh
Average net flow
1.19GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 6.0 GWhOut 5.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.97GWImporting

In 23.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.13GWImporting

In 24.8 GWhOut 21.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.57GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 13.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.66GWImporting

In 15.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWGenerating

Generated 8.1 GWhPumped 8.0 GWh

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