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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 1 November 2024

On Friday 1 November, demand averaged 30.2 GW. Renewables supplied 18%.

30.2GW AVERAGEWind5.10 GW16%Hydro0.35 GW1%Biomass2.31 GW7%Solar0.34 GW1%Gas12.84 GW41%Imports6.33 GW20%Nuclear4.14 GW13%30.2GW AVERAGE16%7%41%20%13%
Price
£91.10/MWh
Day average £91.10
Demand30.2GW
Generation 25.1Transfers 5.1
Fossil fuels41%
Renewables18%
Other41%
Carbon intensityHigh
189g/kWh
0Day average 189300
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Key moments

On Friday 1 November 2024, gas supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 16%. Demand peaked at 36.2 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 189 g/kWh and the price £91.10/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.6 GW at 04:15. Solar generation peaked at 1.5 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:30 (104 g/kWh) and highest at 18:30 (252 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £68.04/MWh at 04:30 to £114.81/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 51% 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 0.341.1%Wind 5.1016.2%Gas 12.8440.9%Hydro 0.351.1%Biomass 2.317.4%Nuclear 4.1413.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.2avgGeneration 25.1avgTransfers 5.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.2GW · 17:25
Low 22.2 · 05:25Avg 30.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain83%of demand
Generation 25.1Transfers 5.1 GW
Net imports126GWh
In
148 Out
22
Zero-carbon share40%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 1%Wind 20%Solar 1%

Transfers · Fri 1 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 1 November 2024, Great Britain imported 148 GWh and exported 22 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (48 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (22 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 1 Nov
Imported
148GWh
Exported
22GWh
Net in
126GWh
Average net flow
5.25GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.88GWImporting

In 21.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.42GWImporting

In 34.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.99GWImporting

In 47.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.91GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 21.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.47GWImporting

In 11.8 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.17GWPumping

Generated 3.5 GWhPumped 7.6 GWh

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