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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 22 December 2024

On Sunday 22 December, demand averaged 33.1 GW. Renewables supplied 65%.

33.1GW AVERAGEWind21.69 GW62%Hydro0.71 GW2%Biomass0.89 GW3%Solar0.62 GW2%Gas3.57 GW10%Imports2.89 GW8%Nuclear4.84 GW14%33.1GW AVERAGE62%10%8%14%
Price
£41.62/MWh
Day average £41.62
Demand33.1GW
Generation 32.3Transfers 0.7
Fossil fuels10%
Renewables65%
Other24%
Carbon intensityLow
51g/kWh
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Key moments

On Sunday 22 December 2024, wind supplied 62% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 14%. Demand peaked at 40.6 GW at 17:50. Carbon intensity averaged 51 g/kWh and the price £41.62/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 22.5 GW at 12:30. Solar generation peaked at 3.8 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (37 g/kWh) and highest at 18:30 (67 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£2.92/MWh at 01:30 to £88.96/MWh at 19:00. The price was below zero for 3.5 hours. Wind made 67% 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 0.621.8%Wind 21.6961.6%Gas 3.5710.1%Hydro 0.712.0%Biomass 0.892.5%Nuclear 4.8413.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.1avgGeneration 32.3avgTransfers 0.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.6GW · 17:50
Low 24.9 · 05:30Avg 33.10–60 GW
Made in Great Britain98%of demand
Generation 32.3Transfers 0.7 GW
Net imports20GWh
In
64 Out
44
Zero-carbon share86%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 2%Wind 67%Solar 2%

Transfers · Sun 22 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 22 December 2024, Great Britain imported 64 GWh and exported 44 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (23 GWh), and the most exports went to France (26 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 22 Dec
Imported
64GWh
Exported
44GWh
Net in
20GWh
Average net flow
0.83GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.13GWImporting

In 8.7 GWhOut 5.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.33GWImporting

In 13.7 GWhOut 5.8 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.12GWExporting

In 23.0 GWhOut 26.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.10GWExporting

In 3.0 GWhOut 5.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.60GWImporting

In 15.8 GWhOut 1.5 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWPumping

Generated 5.3 GWhPumped 7.7 GWh

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