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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 28 December 2024

On Saturday 28 December, demand averaged 30.1 GW. Renewables supplied 25%.

30.1GW AVERAGEWind6.68 GW21%Hydro0.95 GW3%Biomass2.40 GW8%Solar0.14 GW0%Gas12.89 GW41%Imports3.38 GW11%Nuclear5.07 GW16%30.1GW AVERAGE21%8%41%11%16%
Price
£106.40/MWh
Day average £106.40
Demand30.1GW
Generation 28.1Transfers 2.0
Fossil fuels41%
Renewables25%
Other34%
Carbon intensityModerate
174g/kWh
0Day average 174300
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Key moments

On Saturday 28 December 2024, gas supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 21%. Demand peaked at 37.1 GW at 17:40. Carbon intensity averaged 174 g/kWh and the price £106.40/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.9 GW at 19:20. Solar generation peaked at 0.9 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (122 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (201 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £87.37/MWh at 23:30 to £131.43/MWh at 16:30. 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 0.140.5%Wind 6.6821.2%Gas 12.8940.9%Hydro 0.953.0%Biomass 2.407.6%Nuclear 5.0716.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.1avgGeneration 28.1avgTransfers 2.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.1GW · 17:40
Low 22.3 · 05:00Avg 30.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 28.1Transfers 2.0 GW
Net imports48GWh
In
77 Out
29
Zero-carbon share46%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 3%Wind 24%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sat 28 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 28 December 2024, Great Britain imported 77 GWh and exported 29 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (34 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (20 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 28 Dec
Imported
77GWh
Exported
29GWh
Net in
48GWh
Average net flow
2.00GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.24GWImporting

In 8.1 GWhOut 2.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.16GWImporting

In 8.4 GWhOut 4.5 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.02GWImporting

In 27.3 GWhOut 2.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.82GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 19.6 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

Average0.02GWPumping

Generated 3.8 GWhPumped 4.2 GWh

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