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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 8 November 2024

On Friday 8 November, demand averaged 31.8 GW. Renewables supplied 15%.

31.8GW AVERAGEWind4.55 GW14%Hydro0.21 GW1%Biomass2.66 GW8%Solar0.20 GW1%Gas16.44 GW50%Imports3.76 GW12%Nuclear4.74 GW15%31.8GW AVERAGE14%8%50%12%15%
Price
£109.13/MWh
Day average £109.13
Demand31.8GW
Generation 28.8Transfers 3.0
Fossil fuels50%
Renewables15%
Other34%
Carbon intensityHigh
216g/kWh
0Day average 216300
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Key moments

On Friday 8 November 2024, gas supplied 50% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 15%. Demand peaked at 37.8 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 216 g/kWh and the price £109.13/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.1 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 1.2 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:30 (163 g/kWh) and highest at 06:30 (242 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £78.39/MWh at 23:30 to £143.23/MWh at 14:00. Gas made 57% 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 0.200.6%Wind 4.5514.0%Gas 16.4450.5%Hydro 0.210.7%Biomass 2.668.2%Nuclear 4.7414.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.8avgGeneration 28.8avgTransfers 3.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.8GW · 17:25
Low 22.3 · 05:05Avg 31.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 28.8Transfers 3.0 GW
Net imports68GWh
In
84 Out
16
Zero-carbon share34%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 1%Wind 16%Solar 1%

Transfers · Fri 8 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 8 November 2024, Great Britain imported 84 GWh and exported 16 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (38 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (9 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 8 Nov
Imported
84GWh
Exported
16GWh
Net in
68GWh
Average net flow
2.85GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.36GWImporting

In 11.4 GWhOut 2.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.20GWImporting

In 4.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.56GWImporting

In 38.0 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.32GWExporting

In 1.1 GWhOut 8.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.03GWImporting

In 4.6 GWhOut 3.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.01GWImporting

In 24.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.11GWGenerating

Generated 5.9 GWhPumped 3.3 GWh

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