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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 26 December 2024

On Thursday 26 December, demand averaged 26.6 GW. Renewables supplied 17%.

26.6GW AVERAGEWind3.49 GW13%Hydro0.94 GW3%Biomass2.17 GW8%Solar0.19 GW1%Gas9.82 GW36%Imports6.03 GW22%Nuclear4.65 GW17%26.6GW AVERAGE13%8%36%22%17%
Price
£104.25/MWh
Day average £104.25
Demand26.6GW
Generation 21.3Transfers 5.3
Fossil fuels36%
Renewables17%
Other47%
Carbon intensityHigh
162g/kWh
0Day average 162300
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Key moments

On Thursday 26 December 2024, gas supplied 36% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 31.7 GW at 16:15. Carbon intensity averaged 162 g/kWh and the price £104.25/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.3 GW at 00:20. Solar generation peaked at 1.2 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:00 (71 g/kWh) and highest at 16:00 (213 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £67.24/MWh at 05:30 to £128.13/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 46% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 31% across 2024.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.190.7%Wind 3.4912.8%Gas 9.8236.0%Hydro 0.943.4%Biomass 2.178.0%Nuclear 4.6517.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.6avgGeneration 21.3avgTransfers 5.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand31.7GW · 16:15
Low 19.6 · 05:30Avg 26.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain80%of demand
Generation 21.3Transfers 5.3 GW
Net imports122GWh
In
137 Out
15
Zero-carbon share44%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 4%Wind 16%Solar 1%

Transfers · Thu 26 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 26 December 2024, Great Britain imported 137 GWh and exported 15 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (61 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (15 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 26 Dec
Imported
137GWh
Exported
15GWh
Net in
122GWh
Average net flow
5.09GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.88GWImporting

In 21.2 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.88GWImporting

In 21.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.54GWImporting

In 60.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.61GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 14.6 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

Average0.25GWGenerating

Generated 7.9 GWhPumped 2.0 GWh

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