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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 17 December 2024

On Tuesday 17 December, demand averaged 35.5 GW. Renewables supplied 47%.

35.5GW AVERAGEWind16.68 GW45%Hydro0.68 GW2%Biomass2.15 GW6%Solar0.11 GW0%Gas9.81 GW26%Imports3.22 GW9%Nuclear4.53 GW12%35.5GW AVERAGE45%26%9%12%
Price
£78.92/MWh
Day average £78.92
Demand35.5GW
Generation 34.0Transfers 1.6
Fossil fuels26%
Renewables47%
Other27%
Carbon intensityModerate
113g/kWh
0Day average 113300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 17 December 2024, wind supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 26%. Demand peaked at 43.5 GW at 17:30. Carbon intensity averaged 113 g/kWh and the price £78.92/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 22.6 GW at 19:00. Solar generation peaked at 0.6 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (47 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (167 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £13.72/MWh at 23:30 to £108.09/MWh at 07:30. Wind made 49% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 35% across 2024.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.110.3%Wind 16.6844.9%Gas 9.8126.4%Hydro 0.681.8%Biomass 2.155.8%Nuclear 4.5312.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.5avgGeneration 34.0avgTransfers 1.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.5GW · 17:30
Low 24.1 · 05:00Avg 35.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 34.0Transfers 1.6 GW
Net imports33GWh
In
68 Out
35
Zero-carbon share65%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 2%Wind 49%Solar 0%

Transfers · Tue 17 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 17 December 2024, Great Britain imported 68 GWh and exported 35 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (31 GWh), and the most exports went to France (23 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 17 Dec
Imported
68GWh
Exported
35GWh
Net in
33GWh
Average net flow
1.38GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.05GWImporting

In 8.0 GWhOut 6.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.83GWImporting

In 20.6 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.69GWExporting

In 6.5 GWhOut 23.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.13GWExporting

In 2.0 GWhOut 5.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.31GWImporting

In 31.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.19GWGenerating

Generated 8.8 GWhPumped 4.1 GWh

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