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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 24 November 2023

On Friday 24 November, demand averaged 33.3 GW. Renewables supplied 49%.

33.3GW AVERAGEWind15.72 GW45%Hydro0.51 GW1%Biomass2.49 GW7%Solar0.79 GW2%Gas5.97 GW17%Coal0.79 GW2%Imports4.68 GW14%Nuclear3.70 GW11%33.3GW AVERAGE45%7%17%14%11%
Price
£82.28/MWh
Day average £82.28
Demand33.3GW
Generation 30.0Transfers 3.3
Fossil fuels17%
Renewables49%
Other31%
Carbon intensityLow
105g/kWh
0Day average 105300
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Key moments

On Friday 24 November 2023, wind supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 17%. Demand peaked at 40.1 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity averaged 105 g/kWh and the price £82.28/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 18.1 GW at 00:10. Solar generation peaked at 4.1 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (58 g/kWh) and highest at 18:30 (161 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£14.59/MWh at 02:30 to £137.32/MWh at 17:30. The price was below zero for 3.5 hours. Wind made 52% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 33% across 2023.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.792.3%Wind 15.7245.4%Gas 5.9717.2%Hydro 0.511.5%Biomass 2.497.2%Nuclear 3.7010.7%Coal 0.792.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.3avgGeneration 30.0avgTransfers 3.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.1GW · 11:00
Low 22.9 · 04:40Avg 33.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 30.0Transfers 3.3 GW
Net imports81GWh
In
106 Out
25
Zero-carbon share69%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 2%Wind 52%Solar 3%

Transfers · Fri 24 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 24 November 2023, Great Britain imported 106 GWh and exported 25 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (45 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (23 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 24 Nov
Imported
106GWh
Exported
25GWh
Net in
81GWh
Average net flow
3.39GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.69GWImporting

In 17.3 GWhOut 0.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.85GWImporting

In 44.7 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.97GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 23.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.67GWImporting

In 16.7 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.15GWImporting

In 27.6 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWPumping

Generated 6.0 GWhPumped 7.6 GWh

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