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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 16 November 2024

On Saturday 16 November, demand averaged 30.6 GW. Renewables supplied 43%.

30.6GW AVERAGEWind13.29 GW42%Hydro0.20 GW1%Biomass2.07 GW6%Solar0.35 GW1%Gas5.85 GW18%Imports5.34 GW17%Nuclear4.79 GW15%30.6GW AVERAGE42%18%17%15%
Price
£85.90/MWh
Day average £85.90
Demand30.6GW
Generation 26.6Transfers 4.1
Fossil fuels18%
Renewables43%
Other38%
Carbon intensityLow
98g/kWh
0Day average 98300
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Key moments

On Saturday 16 November 2024, wind supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 18%. Demand peaked at 36.9 GW at 18:25. Carbon intensity averaged 98 g/kWh and the price £85.90/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.3 GW at 23:20. Solar generation peaked at 2.3 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (54 g/kWh) and highest at 16:00 (136 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £36.90/MWh at 03:30 to £120.71/MWh at 17:30. Wind made 50% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 35% across 2024.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.351.1%Wind 13.2941.7%Gas 5.8518.3%Hydro 0.200.6%Biomass 2.076.5%Nuclear 4.7915.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.6avgGeneration 26.6avgTransfers 4.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.9GW · 18:25
Low 22.4 · 04:30Avg 30.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain87%of demand
Generation 26.6Transfers 4.1 GW
Net imports101GWh
In
125 Out
25
Zero-carbon share70%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 50%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sat 16 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 16 November 2024, Great Britain imported 125 GWh and exported 25 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Denmark (34 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (21 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 16 Nov
Imported
125GWh
Exported
25GWh
Net in
101GWh
Average net flow
4.19GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.55GWImporting

In 14.6 GWhOut 1.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.42GWImporting

In 34.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.97GWImporting

In 25.8 GWhOut 2.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.86GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 20.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.70GWImporting

In 17.1 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.11GWPumping

Generated 3.1 GWhPumped 5.8 GWh

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