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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 13 November 2024

On Wednesday 13 November, demand averaged 33.2 GW. Renewables supplied 18%.

33.2GW AVERAGEWind5.06 GW14%Hydro0.25 GW1%Biomass2.99 GW8%Solar1.09 GW3%Gas17.81 GW50%Imports3.70 GW10%Nuclear4.78 GW13%33.2GW AVERAGE14%8%50%10%13%
Price
£102.41/MWh
Day average £102.41
Demand33.2GW
Generation 32.0Transfers 1.2
Fossil fuels50%
Renewables18%
Other32%
Carbon intensityHigh
211g/kWh
0Day average 211300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 13 November 2024, gas supplied 50% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 14%. Demand peaked at 39.8 GW at 18:05. Carbon intensity averaged 211 g/kWh and the price £102.41/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.5 GW at 18:45. Solar generation peaked at 5.4 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (148 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (244 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £76.60/MWh at 05:30 to £132.57/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 56% 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 1.093.1%Wind 5.0614.2%Gas 17.8149.9%Hydro 0.250.7%Biomass 2.998.4%Nuclear 4.7813.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.2avgGeneration 32.0avgTransfers 1.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.8GW · 18:05
Low 22.6 · 03:05Avg 33.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 32.0Transfers 1.2 GW
Net imports29GWh
In
83 Out
54
Zero-carbon share35%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 1%Wind 16%Solar 3%

Transfers · Wed 13 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 13 November 2024, Great Britain imported 83 GWh and exported 54 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (37 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (21 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 13 Nov
Imported
83GWh
Exported
54GWh
Net in
29GWh
Average net flow
1.21GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.21GWExporting

In 1.8 GWhOut 6.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.20GWExporting

In 8.0 GWhOut 12.9 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.52GWImporting

In 36.6 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.87GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 21.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.42GWExporting

In 3.2 GWhOut 13.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWGenerating

Generated 5.7 GWhPumped 5.0 GWh

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