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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 5 November 2024

On Tuesday 5 November, demand averaged 31.7 GW. Renewables supplied 6%.

31.7GW AVERAGEWind1.45 GW4%Hydro0.40 GW1%Biomass2.63 GW8%Solar0.26 GW1%Gas20.10 GW61%Imports3.57 GW11%Nuclear4.69 GW14%31.7GW AVERAGE8%61%11%14%
Price
£111.04/MWh
Day average £111.04
Demand31.7GW
Generation 29.5Transfers 2.1
Fossil fuels61%
Renewables6%
Other33%
Carbon intensityHigh
257g/kWh
0Day average 257300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 5 November 2024, gas supplied 61% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 14%. Demand peaked at 38.5 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 257 g/kWh and the price £111.04/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 2.4 GW at 22:45. Solar generation peaked at 1.3 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (232 g/kWh) and highest at 06:00 (273 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £75.05/MWh at 00:00 to £183.79/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 68% 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 1.454.4%Gas 20.1060.7%Hydro 0.401.2%Biomass 2.637.9%Nuclear 4.6914.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.7avgGeneration 29.5avgTransfers 2.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.5GW · 17:20
Low 22.2 · 05:00Avg 31.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 29.5Transfers 2.1 GW
Net imports47GWh
In
77 Out
31
Zero-carbon share23%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 1%Wind 5%Solar 1%

Transfers · Tue 5 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 5 November 2024, Great Britain imported 77 GWh and exported 31 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (38 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (14 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 5 Nov
Imported
77GWh
Exported
31GWh
Net in
47GWh
Average net flow
1.95GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.17GWImporting

In 6.9 GWhOut 2.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.05GWExporting

In 3.3 GWhOut 4.4 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.59GWImporting

In 38.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.56GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 13.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.20GWExporting

In 5.2 GWhOut 10.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.00GWImporting

In 23.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.19GWGenerating

Generated 8.4 GWhPumped 3.9 GWh

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