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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 30 December 2024

On Monday 30 December, demand averaged 31.5 GW. Renewables supplied 54%.

31.5GW AVERAGEWind16.92 GW50%Hydro0.84 GW2%Biomass1.70 GW5%Solar0.61 GW2%Gas4.61 GW14%Imports4.14 GW12%Nuclear5.05 GW15%31.5GW AVERAGE50%14%12%15%
Price
£79.71/MWh
Day average £79.71
Demand31.5GW
Generation 29.7Transfers 1.8
Fossil fuels14%
Renewables54%
Other32%
Carbon intensityLow
71g/kWh
0Day average 71300
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Key moments

On Monday 30 December 2024, wind supplied 50% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 15%. Demand peaked at 37.5 GW at 17:10. Carbon intensity averaged 71 g/kWh and the price £79.71/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 18.8 GW at 12:50. Solar generation peaked at 3.2 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (50 g/kWh) and highest at 17:30 (109 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £16.07/MWh at 04:30 to £128.06/MWh at 18:00. Wind made 57% 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 0.611.8%Wind 16.9250.0%Gas 4.6113.6%Hydro 0.842.5%Biomass 1.705.0%Nuclear 5.0514.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.5avgGeneration 29.7avgTransfers 1.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.5GW · 17:10
Low 23.2 · 04:40Avg 31.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 29.7Transfers 1.8 GW
Net imports39GWh
In
86 Out
47
Zero-carbon share79%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 3%Wind 57%Solar 2%

Transfers · Mon 30 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 30 December 2024, Great Britain imported 86 GWh and exported 47 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Denmark (34 GWh), and the most exports went to France (41 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 30 Dec
Imported
86GWh
Exported
47GWh
Net in
39GWh
Average net flow
1.61GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.13GWImporting

In 8.0 GWhOut 4.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.42GWImporting

In 34.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.69GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 40.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.35GWImporting

In 10.1 GWhOut 1.8 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

Average0.15GWGenerating

Generated 13.5 GWhPumped 9.8 GWh

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