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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 17 November 2024

On Sunday 17 November, demand averaged 30.6 GW. Renewables supplied 39%.

30.6GW AVERAGEWind11.46 GW36%Hydro0.18 GW1%Biomass2.48 GW8%Solar0.72 GW2%Gas6.24 GW20%Imports6.05 GW19%Nuclear4.79 GW15%30.6GW AVERAGE36%8%20%19%15%
Price
£87.51/MWh
Day average £87.51
Demand30.6GW
Generation 25.9Transfers 4.7
Fossil fuels20%
Renewables39%
Other42%
Carbon intensityLow
103g/kWh
0Day average 103300
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Key moments

On Sunday 17 November 2024, wind supplied 36% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 20%. Demand peaked at 38.9 GW at 17:35. Carbon intensity averaged 103 g/kWh and the price £87.51/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.1 GW at 01:10. Solar generation peaked at 4.6 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:00 (54 g/kWh) and highest at 17:30 (170 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £35.22/MWh at 03:30 to £126.41/MWh at 17:00. Wind made 44% 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 0.722.2%Wind 11.4635.9%Gas 6.2419.6%Hydro 0.180.6%Biomass 2.487.8%Nuclear 4.7915.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.6avgGeneration 25.9avgTransfers 4.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.9GW · 17:35
Low 22.9 · 05:45Avg 30.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain85%of demand
Generation 25.9Transfers 4.7 GW
Net imports118GWh
In
141 Out
23
Zero-carbon share66%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 44%Solar 3%

Transfers · Sun 17 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 17 November 2024, Great Britain imported 141 GWh and exported 23 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (42 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (18 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 17 Nov
Imported
141GWh
Exported
23GWh
Net in
118GWh
Average net flow
4.91GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.69GWImporting

In 16.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.42GWImporting

In 34.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.58GWImporting

In 42.2 GWhOut 4.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.76GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 18.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.59GWImporting

In 14.6 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.19GWPumping

Generated 4.2 GWhPumped 8.8 GWh

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