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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 12 November 2024

On Tuesday 12 November, demand averaged 33.6 GW. Renewables supplied 25%.

33.6GW AVERAGEWind7.85 GW22%Hydro0.20 GW1%Biomass2.61 GW7%Solar0.87 GW2%Gas15.16 GW42%Imports4.72 GW13%Nuclear4.74 GW13%33.6GW AVERAGE22%7%42%13%13%
Price
£99.27/MWh
Day average £99.27
Demand33.6GW
Generation 31.4Transfers 2.2
Fossil fuels42%
Renewables25%
Other33%
Carbon intensityHigh
180g/kWh
0Day average 180300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 12 November 2024, gas supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 22%. Demand peaked at 39.9 GW at 10:00. Carbon intensity averaged 180 g/kWh and the price £99.27/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.7 GW at 00:30. Solar generation peaked at 4.4 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:00 (113 g/kWh) and highest at 15:30 (224 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £84.69/MWh at 02:30 to £132.09/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 48% 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 0.872.4%Wind 7.8521.7%Gas 15.1642.0%Hydro 0.200.5%Biomass 2.617.2%Nuclear 4.7413.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.6avgGeneration 31.4avgTransfers 2.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.9GW · 10:00
Low 24.4 · 04:00Avg 33.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 31.4Transfers 2.2 GW
Net imports55GWh
In
110 Out
55
Zero-carbon share43%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 1%Wind 25%Solar 3%

Transfers · Tue 12 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 12 November 2024, Great Britain imported 110 GWh and exported 55 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (59 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (22 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 12 Nov
Imported
110GWh
Exported
55GWh
Net in
55GWh
Average net flow
2.28GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.44GWImporting

In 11.7 GWhOut 1.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.79GWExporting

In 0.8 GWhOut 19.8 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.45GWImporting

In 58.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.93GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 22.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.28GWExporting

In 4.9 GWhOut 11.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWPumping

Generated 3.6 GWhPumped 5.6 GWh

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