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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 9 November 2024

On Saturday 9 November, demand averaged 29.8 GW. Renewables supplied 8%.

29.8GW AVERAGEWind2.24 GW7%Hydro0.17 GW1%Biomass2.62 GW9%Solar0.17 GW1%Gas15.58 GW50%Imports5.33 GW17%Nuclear4.75 GW15%29.8GW AVERAGE7%9%50%17%15%
Price
£95.28/MWh
Day average £95.28
Demand29.8GW
Generation 25.5Transfers 4.2
Fossil fuels50%
Renewables8%
Other41%
Carbon intensityHigh
223g/kWh
0Day average 223300
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Key moments

On Saturday 9 November 2024, gas supplied 50% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 15%. Demand peaked at 36.4 GW at 18:00. Carbon intensity averaged 223 g/kWh and the price £95.28/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.3 GW at 22:35. Solar generation peaked at 0.9 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (178 g/kWh) and highest at 13:00 (247 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £77.52/MWh at 06:00 to £119.98/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 61% 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 0.170.6%Wind 2.247.2%Gas 15.5850.5%Hydro 0.170.5%Biomass 2.628.5%Nuclear 4.7515.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.8avgGeneration 25.5avgTransfers 4.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.4GW · 18:00
Low 21.5 · 05:00Avg 29.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain86%of demand
Generation 25.5Transfers 4.2 GW
Net imports103GWh
In
124 Out
21
Zero-carbon share29%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 9%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sat 9 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 9 November 2024, Great Britain imported 124 GWh and exported 21 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (52 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (20 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 9 Nov
Imported
124GWh
Exported
21GWh
Net in
103GWh
Average net flow
4.30GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.72GWImporting

In 17.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.50GWImporting

In 12.3 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.17GWImporting

In 52.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.82GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 19.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.35GWImporting

In 9.0 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWPumping

Generated 3.9 GWhPumped 5.3 GWh

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