Monthly report · day-ahead marketElectricity prices in Great Britain, December 2024
In December 2024, electricity on the day-ahead market in Great Britain cost an average of 9.10p/kWh (£91.04/MWh).
That is 6% less than in November 2024.
The cheapest day was Sunday, 22 December 2024, averaging 2.22p/kWh; the most expensive was Thursday, 12 December 2024 at 21.67p/kWh.
The lowest price came on 22 December 2024 at 05:00 (-0.13p/kWh), the highest on 12 December 2024 at 16:00 (49.93p/kWh). In total, prices were below zero for 5 hours.
On an average day, the cheapest three hours were 02:00–05:00. Weekends were on average 31% cheaper than weekdays.
Compared with
- Previous month (November 2024)
- 9.73 ▼
- Weekdays
- 10.02
- Weekends
- 6.87
Wholesale price · p/kWh
Price by day
Daily wholesale average; the line marks the monthly average.
p/kWh
The average day
Average wholesale price for each hour of the day this month.
p/kWh · 02:00–05:00
All days
| Day | Average | Lowest | Highest | Hours < 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Dec Sunday | 9.08 | 6.56 04:00 | 13.32 17:00 | – |
| 2 Dec Monday | 9.12 | 3.54 03:00 | 12.85 17:00 | – |
| 3 Dec Tuesday | 11.55 | 8.73 23:00 | 15.26 16:00 | – |
| 4 Dec Wednesday | 12.63 | 9.17 02:00 | 16.69 08:00 | – |
| 5 Dec Thursday | 9.32 | 4.24 22:00 | 11.11 08:00 | – |
| 6 Dec Friday | 7.94 | 1.20 01:00 | 12.82 16:00 | – |
| 7 Dec Saturday | 6.56 | 2.19 04:00 | 11.94 10:00 | – |
| 8 Dec Sunday | 6.94 | 1.39 05:00 | 12.24 17:00 | – |
| 9 Dec Monday | 9.36 | 5.42 03:00 | 12.42 17:00 | – |
| 10 Dec Tuesday | 11.40 | 8.41 04:00 | 16.11 17:00 | – |
| 11 Dec Wednesday | 17.45 | 8.70 03:00 | 34.88 16:00 | – |
| 12 Dec Thursday | 21.67 | 8.76 02:00 | 49.93 16:00 | – |
| 13 Dec Friday | 15.69 | 8.72 02:00 | 26.68 16:00 | – |
| 14 Dec Saturday | 9.37 | 7.79 05:00 | 11.91 17:00 | – |
| 15 Dec Sunday | 5.70 | 2.75 05:00 | 9.44 17:00 | – |
| 16 Dec Monday | 6.50 | 0.12 03:00 | 10.55 17:00 | – |
| 17 Dec Tuesday | 8.36 | 5.02 22:00 | 10.85 08:00 | – |
| 18 Dec Wednesday | 6.05 | 0.00 04:00 | 10.51 18:00 | – |
| 19 Dec Thursday | 6.36 | 0.44 03:00 | 10.13 19:00 | – |
| 20 Dec Friday | 7.49 | 2.66 02:00 | 10.09 08:00 | – |
| 21 Dec Saturday | 2.65 | 0.00 22:00 | 5.26 17:00 | 1 |
| 22 Dec Sunday | 2.22 | -0.13 05:00 | 8.53 17:00 | 4 |
| 23 Dec Monday | 7.24 | 0.30 03:00 | 12.34 17:00 | – |
| 24 Dec Tuesday | 8.41 | 5.82 03:00 | 10.38 16:00 | – |
| 25 Dec Wednesday | 8.67 | 5.54 03:00 | 11.16 13:00 | – |
| 26 Dec Thursday | 10.05 | 8.88 23:00 | 11.23 16:00 | – |
| 27 Dec Friday | 10.72 | 8.52 03:00 | 13.48 17:00 | – |
| 28 Dec Saturday | 10.20 | 8.87 22:00 | 12.36 17:00 | – |
| 29 Dec Sunday | 9.11 | 6.90 05:00 | 12.04 17:00 | – |
| 30 Dec Monday | 8.94 | 3.83 04:00 | 12.38 17:00 | – |
| 31 Dec Tuesday | 5.46 | 0.21 22:00 | 9.05 17:00 | – |
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