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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 14 November 2024

On Thursday 14 November, demand averaged 33.1 GW. Renewables supplied 18%.

33.1GW AVERAGEWind5.11 GW15%Hydro0.23 GW1%Biomass3.00 GW9%Solar0.78 GW2%Gas15.77 GW46%Imports4.84 GW14%Nuclear4.80 GW14%33.1GW AVERAGE15%9%46%14%14%
Price
£98.73/MWh
Day average £98.73
Demand33.1GW
Generation 29.7Transfers 3.4
Fossil fuels46%
Renewables18%
Other37%
Carbon intensityHigh
200g/kWh
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Key moments

On Thursday 14 November 2024, gas supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 15%. Demand peaked at 39.6 GW at 18:05. Carbon intensity averaged 200 g/kWh and the price £98.73/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.3 GW at 06:05. Solar generation peaked at 4.1 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:30 (130 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (240 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £69.18/MWh at 04:30 to £133.34/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 53% 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 0.782.3%Wind 5.1114.8%Gas 15.7745.7%Hydro 0.230.7%Biomass 3.008.7%Nuclear 4.8013.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.1avgGeneration 29.7avgTransfers 3.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.6GW · 18:05
Low 23.2 · 04:40Avg 33.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 29.7Transfers 3.4 GW
Net imports80GWh
In
109 Out
29
Zero-carbon share37%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 1%Wind 17%Solar 3%

Transfers · Thu 14 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 14 November 2024, Great Britain imported 109 GWh and exported 29 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (35 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (20 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 14 Nov
Imported
109GWh
Exported
29GWh
Net in
80GWh
Average net flow
3.34GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.19GWImporting

In 6.9 GWhOut 2.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.12GWImporting

In 26.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.35GWImporting

In 35.4 GWhOut 3.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.85GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 20.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.14GWImporting

In 6.0 GWhOut 2.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWGenerating

Generated 7.6 GWhPumped 5.2 GWh

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