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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 19 December 2024

On Thursday 19 December, demand averaged 35.9 GW. Renewables supplied 54%.

35.9GW AVERAGEWind18.41 GW50%Hydro0.74 GW2%Biomass1.70 GW5%Solar0.80 GW2%Gas4.86 GW13%Imports5.62 GW15%Nuclear4.75 GW13%35.9GW AVERAGE50%13%15%13%
Price
£57.20/MWh
Day average £57.20
Demand35.9GW
Generation 31.3Transfers 4.7
Fossil fuels13%
Renewables54%
Other33%
Carbon intensityLow
66g/kWh
0Day average 66300
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Key moments

On Thursday 19 December 2024, wind supplied 50% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 13%. Demand peaked at 43.3 GW at 10:40. Carbon intensity averaged 66 g/kWh and the price £57.20/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 20.7 GW at 12:30. Solar generation peaked at 4.5 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (39 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (104 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£12.27/MWh at 03:30 to £98.98/MWh at 21:30. The price was below zero for 3.5 hours. 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 0.802.2%Wind 18.4149.9%Gas 4.8613.2%Hydro 0.742.0%Biomass 1.704.6%Nuclear 4.7512.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.9avgGeneration 31.3avgTransfers 4.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.3GW · 10:40
Low 25.2 · 04:10Avg 35.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain87%of demand
Generation 31.3Transfers 4.7 GW
Net imports112GWh
In
127 Out
15
Zero-carbon share79%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 2%Wind 59%Solar 3%

Transfers · Thu 19 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 19 December 2024, Great Britain imported 127 GWh and exported 15 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (55 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (11 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 19 Dec
Imported
127GWh
Exported
15GWh
Net in
112GWh
Average net flow
4.68GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.87GWImporting

In 21.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.78GWImporting

In 20.1 GWhOut 1.4 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.19GWImporting

In 54.8 GWhOut 2.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.45GWExporting

In 0.2 GWhOut 10.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.28GWImporting

In 30.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.00GWIdle

Generated 8.2 GWhPumped 8.2 GWh

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