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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 7 November 2024

On Thursday 7 November, demand averaged 32.1 GW. Renewables supplied 23%.

32.1GW AVERAGEWind7.36 GW22%Hydro0.21 GW1%Biomass2.85 GW9%Solar0.21 GW1%Gas15.47 GW46%Imports2.62 GW8%Nuclear4.72 GW14%32.1GW AVERAGE22%9%46%8%14%
Price
£87.35/MWh
Day average £87.35
Demand32.1GW
Generation 30.8Transfers 1.3
Fossil fuels46%
Renewables23%
Other30%
Carbon intensityHigh
197g/kWh
0Day average 197300
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Key moments

On Thursday 7 November 2024, gas supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 22%. Demand peaked at 38.7 GW at 16:45. Carbon intensity averaged 197 g/kWh and the price £87.35/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.9 GW at 19:15. Solar generation peaked at 1.1 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (158 g/kWh) and highest at 06:30 (223 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £68.59/MWh at 06:30 to £123.35/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 50% 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 0.210.6%Wind 7.3622.0%Gas 15.4746.3%Hydro 0.210.6%Biomass 2.858.5%Nuclear 4.7214.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.1avgGeneration 30.8avgTransfers 1.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.7GW · 16:45
Low 22.9 · 04:05Avg 32.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 30.8Transfers 1.3 GW
Net imports34GWh
In
59 Out
25
Zero-carbon share41%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 1%Wind 24%Solar 1%

Transfers · Thu 7 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 7 November 2024, Great Britain imported 59 GWh and exported 25 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (27 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (18 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 7 Nov
Imported
59GWh
Exported
25GWh
Net in
34GWh
Average net flow
1.43GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.20GWExporting

In 2.0 GWhOut 6.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.14GWImporting

In 27.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.23GWImporting

In 6.1 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.73GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 17.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.00GWImporting

In 23.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.13GWPumping

Generated 3.4 GWhPumped 6.6 GWh

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