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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 15 November 2024

On Friday 15 November, demand averaged 33.3 GW. Renewables supplied 30%.

33.3GW AVERAGEWind9.69 GW27%Hydro0.20 GW1%Biomass2.73 GW8%Solar0.63 GW2%Gas14.34 GW40%Imports3.21 GW9%Nuclear4.79 GW13%33.3GW AVERAGE27%8%40%9%13%
Price
£95.98/MWh
Day average £95.98
Demand33.3GW
Generation 32.4Transfers 0.9
Fossil fuels40%
Renewables30%
Other30%
Carbon intensityModerate
174g/kWh
0Day average 174300
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Key moments

On Friday 15 November 2024, gas supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 27%. Demand peaked at 40.3 GW at 18:00. Carbon intensity averaged 174 g/kWh and the price £95.98/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.5 GW at 22:30. Solar generation peaked at 3.2 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 22:30 (87 g/kWh) and highest at 06:30 (222 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £49.84/MWh at 23:30 to £118.99/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 44% 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 0.631.8%Wind 9.6927.2%Gas 14.3440.3%Hydro 0.200.6%Biomass 2.737.7%Nuclear 4.7913.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.3avgGeneration 32.4avgTransfers 0.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.3GW · 18:00
Low 23.7 · 04:15Avg 33.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 32.4Transfers 0.9 GW
Net imports27GWh
In
76 Out
48
Zero-carbon share47%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 1%Wind 30%Solar 2%

Transfers · Fri 15 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 15 November 2024, Great Britain imported 76 GWh and exported 48 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (34 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (21 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 15 Nov
Imported
76GWh
Exported
48GWh
Net in
27GWh
Average net flow
1.14GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.23GWExporting

In 2.3 GWhOut 7.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.97GWImporting

In 23.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.11GWImporting

In 11.0 GWhOut 8.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.89GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 21.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.21GWExporting

In 5.5 GWhOut 10.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.26GWPumping

Generated 1.5 GWhPumped 7.7 GWh

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