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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 6 November 2024

On Wednesday 6 November, demand averaged 32.0 GW. Renewables supplied 12%.

32.0GW AVERAGEWind3.33 GW10%Hydro0.33 GW1%Biomass2.89 GW9%Solar0.26 GW1%Gas19.07 GW57%Imports2.94 GW9%Nuclear4.70 GW14%32.0GW AVERAGE10%9%57%9%14%
Price
£104.03/MWh
Day average £104.03
Demand32.0GW
Generation 30.6Transfers 1.4
Fossil fuels57%
Renewables12%
Other31%
Carbon intensityHigh
237g/kWh
0Day average 237300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 6 November 2024, gas supplied 57% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 14%. Demand peaked at 38.1 GW at 18:30. Carbon intensity averaged 237 g/kWh and the price £104.03/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.2 GW at 23:20. Solar generation peaked at 1.4 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (176 g/kWh) and highest at 06:00 (259 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £74.16/MWh at 23:30 to £150.17/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 62% 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 3.339.9%Gas 19.0756.9%Hydro 0.331.0%Biomass 2.898.6%Nuclear 4.7014.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.0avgGeneration 30.6avgTransfers 1.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.1GW · 18:30
Low 22.6 · 04:05Avg 32.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 30.6Transfers 1.4 GW
Net imports34GWh
In
64 Out
30
Zero-carbon share28%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 1%Wind 11%Solar 1%

Transfers · Wed 6 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 6 November 2024, Great Britain imported 64 GWh and exported 30 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (36 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (15 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 6 Nov
Imported
64GWh
Exported
30GWh
Net in
34GWh
Average net flow
1.42GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.28GWExporting

In 1.1 GWhOut 7.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.01GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.44GWImporting

In 35.7 GWhOut 1.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.10GWExporting

In 3.1 GWhOut 5.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.64GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 15.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.00GWImporting

In 23.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.00GWIdle

Generated 6.7 GWhPumped 6.7 GWh

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