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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 27 December 2024

On Friday 27 December, demand averaged 29.7 GW. Renewables supplied 12%.

29.7GW AVERAGEWind2.63 GW9%Hydro1.00 GW3%Biomass2.27 GW7%Solar0.17 GW1%Gas15.16 GW49%Imports4.74 GW15%Nuclear4.77 GW16%29.7GW AVERAGE9%7%49%15%16%
Price
£111.58/MWh
Day average £111.58
Demand29.7GW
Generation 26.0Transfers 3.7
Fossil fuels49%
Renewables12%
Other38%
Carbon intensityHigh
209g/kWh
0Day average 209300
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Key moments

On Friday 27 December 2024, gas supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 36.0 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 209 g/kWh and the price £111.58/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.9 GW at 22:00. Solar generation peaked at 1.0 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:00 (159 g/kWh) and highest at 06:30 (239 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £85.54/MWh at 04:30 to £148.73/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 58% 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 0.170.5%Wind 2.638.6%Gas 15.1649.3%Hydro 1.003.3%Biomass 2.277.4%Nuclear 4.7715.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.7avgGeneration 26.0avgTransfers 3.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.0GW · 17:20
Low 20.8 · 05:05Avg 29.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain87%of demand
Generation 26.0Transfers 3.7 GW
Net imports85GWh
In
107 Out
22
Zero-carbon share33%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 4%Wind 10%Solar 1%

Transfers · Fri 27 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 27 December 2024, Great Britain imported 107 GWh and exported 22 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (49 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (17 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 27 Dec
Imported
107GWh
Exported
22GWh
Net in
85GWh
Average net flow
3.53GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.55GWImporting

In 14.6 GWhOut 1.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.33GWImporting

In 10.2 GWhOut 2.2 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.97GWImporting

In 48.6 GWhOut 1.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.71GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 17.0 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

Average0.20GWGenerating

Generated 6.8 GWhPumped 1.9 GWh

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