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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 23 December 2024

On Monday 23 December, demand averaged 34.0 GW. Renewables supplied 43%.

34.0GW AVERAGEWind13.92 GW40%Hydro0.75 GW2%Biomass1.77 GW5%Solar0.24 GW1%Gas8.01 GW23%Imports5.36 GW15%Nuclear4.75 GW14%34.0GW AVERAGE40%23%15%14%
Price
£75.22/MWh
Day average £75.22
Demand34.0GW
Generation 29.4Transfers 4.6
Fossil fuels23%
Renewables43%
Other34%
Carbon intensityModerate
102g/kWh
0Day average 102300
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Key moments

On Monday 23 December 2024, wind supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 23%. Demand peaked at 40.4 GW at 17:00. Carbon intensity averaged 102 g/kWh and the price £75.22/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 21.7 GW at 00:25. Solar generation peaked at 1.3 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (32 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (155 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £14.44/MWh at 03:00 to £103.26/MWh at 18:00. Wind made 47% 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 0.240.7%Wind 13.9240.0%Gas 8.0123.0%Hydro 0.752.1%Biomass 1.775.1%Nuclear 4.7513.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.0avgGeneration 29.4avgTransfers 4.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.4GW · 17:00
Low 25.0 · 04:45Avg 34.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain86%of demand
Generation 29.4Transfers 4.6 GW
Net imports112GWh
In
120 Out
8
Zero-carbon share67%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 3%Wind 47%Solar 1%

Transfers · Mon 23 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 23 December 2024, Great Britain imported 120 GWh and exported 8 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (52 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (7 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 23 Dec
Imported
120GWh
Exported
8GWh
Net in
112GWh
Average net flow
4.67GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.69GWImporting

In 16.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.00GWImporting

In 24.9 GWhOut 0.9 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.18GWImporting

In 52.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.27GWExporting

In 0.2 GWhOut 6.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.08GWImporting

In 26.5 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWPumping

Generated 8.3 GWhPumped 9.7 GWh

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