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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 4 November 2024

On Monday 4 November, demand averaged 31.4 GW. Renewables supplied 8%.

31.4GW AVERAGEWind2.01 GW6%Hydro0.38 GW1%Biomass2.58 GW8%Solar0.26 GW1%Gas18.64 GW56%Imports4.49 GW14%Nuclear4.68 GW14%31.4GW AVERAGE8%56%14%14%
Price
£99.62/MWh
Day average £99.62
Demand31.4GW
Generation 28.5Transfers 2.8
Fossil fuels56%
Renewables8%
Other36%
Carbon intensityHigh
242g/kWh
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Key moments

On Monday 4 November 2024, gas supplied 56% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 14%. Demand peaked at 38.3 GW at 18:05. Carbon intensity averaged 242 g/kWh and the price £99.62/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 2.9 GW at 09:30. Solar generation peaked at 1.3 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:00 (198 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (260 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £74.06/MWh at 00:00 to £175.23/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 65% 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 0.260.8%Wind 2.016.1%Gas 18.6456.4%Hydro 0.381.1%Biomass 2.587.8%Nuclear 4.6814.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.4avgGeneration 28.5avgTransfers 2.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.3GW · 18:05
Low 20.9 · 04:30Avg 31.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 28.5Transfers 2.8 GW
Net imports70GWh
In
103 Out
33
Zero-carbon share26%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 1%Wind 7%Solar 1%

Transfers · Mon 4 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 4 November 2024, Great Britain imported 103 GWh and exported 33 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (43 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (20 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 4 Nov
Imported
103GWh
Exported
33GWh
Net in
70GWh
Average net flow
2.91GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.47GWImporting

In 13.1 GWhOut 1.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.06GWExporting

In 4.4 GWhOut 6.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.80GWImporting

In 43.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.85GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 20.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.17GWImporting

In 8.9 GWhOut 4.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.38GWImporting

In 33.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWPumping

Generated 4.9 GWhPumped 7.0 GWh

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