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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 10 November 2024

On Sunday 10 November, demand averaged 29.4 GW. Renewables supplied 21%.

29.4GW AVERAGEWind5.95 GW19%Hydro0.12 GW0%Biomass2.82 GW9%Solar0.37 GW1%Gas12.51 GW40%Imports4.59 GW15%Nuclear4.76 GW15%29.4GW AVERAGE19%9%40%15%15%
Price
£89.69/MWh
Day average £89.69
Demand29.4GW
Generation 26.5Transfers 2.9
Fossil fuels40%
Renewables21%
Other39%
Carbon intensityModerate
177g/kWh
0Day average 177300
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Key moments

On Sunday 10 November 2024, gas supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 19%. Demand peaked at 38.0 GW at 17:35. Carbon intensity averaged 177 g/kWh and the price £89.69/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.2 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 2.1 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (93 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (204 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £79.52/MWh at 06:00 to £108.24/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 47% 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 0.371.2%Wind 5.9519.1%Gas 12.5140.2%Hydro 0.120.4%Biomass 2.829.1%Nuclear 4.7615.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.4avgGeneration 26.5avgTransfers 2.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.0GW · 17:35
Low 21.5 · 05:00Avg 29.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 26.5Transfers 2.9 GW
Net imports76GWh
In
109 Out
34
Zero-carbon share42%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 0%Wind 22%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sun 10 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 10 November 2024, Great Britain imported 109 GWh and exported 34 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (55 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (19 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 10 Nov
Imported
109GWh
Exported
34GWh
Net in
76GWh
Average net flow
3.16GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.53GWImporting

In 12.7 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.32GWExporting

In 2.9 GWhOut 10.6 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.28GWImporting

In 54.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.78GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 18.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.05GWImporting

In 5.6 GWhOut 4.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.25GWPumping

Generated 0.6 GWhPumped 6.7 GWh

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