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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 24 December 2024

On Tuesday 24 December, demand averaged 31.0 GW. Renewables supplied 48%.

31.0GW AVERAGEWind14.27 GW45%Hydro0.70 GW2%Biomass2.23 GW7%Solar0.31 GW1%Gas5.62 GW18%Imports4.51 GW14%Nuclear4.24 GW13%31.0GW AVERAGE45%7%18%14%13%
Price
£92.42/MWh
Day average £92.42
Demand31.0GW
Generation 27.4Transfers 3.6
Fossil fuels18%
Renewables48%
Other34%
Carbon intensityLow
86g/kWh
0Day average 86300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 24 December 2024, wind supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 18%. Demand peaked at 36.9 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity averaged 86 g/kWh and the price £92.42/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.8 GW at 10:40. Solar generation peaked at 2.0 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (64 g/kWh) and highest at 16:00 (120 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £67.96/MWh at 23:30 to £110.41/MWh at 16:30. Wind made 52% 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 0.311.0%Wind 14.2744.8%Gas 5.6217.6%Hydro 0.702.2%Biomass 2.237.0%Nuclear 4.2413.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.0avgGeneration 27.4avgTransfers 3.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.9GW · 12:00
Low 23.8 · 05:05Avg 31.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 27.4Transfers 3.6 GW
Net imports90GWh
In
104 Out
15
Zero-carbon share71%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 3%Wind 52%Solar 1%

Transfers · Tue 24 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 24 December 2024, Great Britain imported 104 GWh and exported 15 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (44 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (8 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 24 Dec
Imported
104GWh
Exported
15GWh
Net in
90GWh
Average net flow
3.74GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.24GWImporting

In 8.9 GWhOut 3.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.57GWImporting

In 17.1 GWhOut 3.4 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.85GWImporting

In 44.4 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.31GWExporting

In 0.3 GWhOut 7.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.13GWPumping

Generated 4.1 GWhPumped 7.2 GWh

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