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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 25 December 2024

On Wednesday 25 December, demand averaged 27.6 GW. Renewables supplied 40%.

27.6GW AVERAGEWind10.53 GW37%Hydro0.70 GW2%Biomass2.24 GW8%Solar0.30 GW1%Gas5.82 GW20%Imports4.55 GW16%Nuclear4.48 GW16%27.6GW AVERAGE37%8%20%16%16%
Price
£88.01/MWh
Day average £88.01
Demand27.6GW
Generation 24.1Transfers 3.5
Fossil fuels20%
Renewables40%
Other39%
Carbon intensityLow
99g/kWh
0Day average 99300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 25 December 2024, wind supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 20%. Demand peaked at 35.2 GW at 13:20. Carbon intensity averaged 99 g/kWh and the price £88.01/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.0 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 1.8 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:00 (74 g/kWh) and highest at 13:30 (116 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £60.85/MWh at 08:00 to £118.32/MWh at 15:00. Wind made 44% 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 0.301.1%Wind 10.5336.8%Gas 5.8220.3%Hydro 0.702.4%Biomass 2.247.8%Nuclear 4.4815.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.6avgGeneration 24.1avgTransfers 3.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.2GW · 13:20
Low 20.8 · 04:50Avg 27.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain87%of demand
Generation 24.1Transfers 3.5 GW
Net imports87GWh
In
104 Out
18
Zero-carbon share67%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 3%Wind 44%Solar 1%

Transfers · Wed 25 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 25 December 2024, Great Britain imported 104 GWh and exported 18 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (43 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (12 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 25 Dec
Imported
104GWh
Exported
18GWh
Net in
87GWh
Average net flow
3.61GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.43GWImporting

In 12.7 GWhOut 2.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.62GWImporting

In 14.9 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.64GWImporting

In 42.7 GWhOut 3.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.47GWExporting

In 0.2 GWhOut 11.5 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

Average0.11GWPumping

Generated 5.2 GWhPumped 7.8 GWh

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