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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 3 November 2024

On Sunday 3 November, demand averaged 28.2 GW. Renewables supplied 9%.

28.2GW AVERAGEWind2.09 GW7%Hydro0.34 GW1%Biomass2.16 GW7%Solar0.24 GW1%Gas13.71 GW47%Imports6.22 GW21%Nuclear4.65 GW16%28.2GW AVERAGE7%7%47%21%16%
Price
£91.73/MWh
Day average £91.73
Demand28.2GW
Generation 23.2Transfers 5.0
Fossil fuels47%
Renewables9%
Other44%
Carbon intensityHigh
216g/kWh
0Day average 216300
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Key moments

On Sunday 3 November 2024, gas supplied 47% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 36.4 GW at 17:50. Carbon intensity averaged 216 g/kWh and the price £91.73/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.6 GW at 00:05. Solar generation peaked at 1.2 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:30 (171 g/kWh) and highest at 15:30 (254 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £73.33/MWh at 03:00 to £117.06/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 59% 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 0.240.8%Wind 2.097.1%Gas 13.7146.6%Hydro 0.341.2%Biomass 2.167.3%Nuclear 4.6515.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.2avgGeneration 23.2avgTransfers 5.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.4GW · 17:50
Low 20.4 · 04:55Avg 28.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain82%of demand
Generation 23.2Transfers 5.0 GW
Net imports124GWh
In
146 Out
22
Zero-carbon share32%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 9%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sun 3 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 3 November 2024, Great Britain imported 146 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

Sun 3 Nov
Imported
146GWh
Exported
22GWh
Net in
124GWh
Average net flow
5.19GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.96GWImporting

In 23.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.98GWImporting

In 23.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.99GWImporting

In 47.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.91GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 21.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.77GWImporting

In 18.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.19GWPumping

Generated 2.9 GWhPumped 7.6 GWh

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