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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 2 November 2024

On Saturday 2 November, demand averaged 28.1 GW. Renewables supplied 17%.

28.1GW AVERAGEWind4.58 GW15%Hydro0.24 GW1%Biomass2.21 GW7%Solar0.29 GW1%Gas12.32 GW42%Imports5.48 GW19%Nuclear4.45 GW15%28.1GW AVERAGE15%7%42%19%15%
Price
£85.25/MWh
Day average £85.25
Demand28.1GW
Generation 24.1Transfers 4.0
Fossil fuels42%
Renewables17%
Other41%
Carbon intensityModerate
191g/kWh
0Day average 191300
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Key moments

On Saturday 2 November 2024, gas supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 15%. Demand peaked at 33.5 GW at 18:05. Carbon intensity averaged 191 g/kWh and the price £85.25/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.3 GW at 11:15. Solar generation peaked at 1.6 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:00 (149 g/kWh) and highest at 17:30 (227 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £70.94/MWh at 04:30 to £115.68/MWh at 17:30. 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 0.291.0%Wind 4.5815.5%Gas 12.3241.6%Hydro 0.240.8%Biomass 2.217.5%Nuclear 4.4515.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.1avgGeneration 24.1avgTransfers 4.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.5GW · 18:05
Low 21.3 · 05:15Avg 28.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain86%of demand
Generation 24.1Transfers 4.0 GW
Net imports97GWh
In
128 Out
31
Zero-carbon share40%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 19%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sat 2 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 2 November 2024, Great Britain imported 128 GWh and exported 31 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (47 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (23 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 2 Nov
Imported
128GWh
Exported
31GWh
Net in
97GWh
Average net flow
4.04GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.83GWImporting

In 20.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.46GWImporting

In 15.2 GWhOut 4.2 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.96GWImporting

In 47.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.98GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 23.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.37GWImporting

In 12.3 GWhOut 3.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWPumping

Generated 3.3 GWhPumped 4.9 GWh

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