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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 18 November 2024

On Monday 18 November, demand averaged 34.7 GW. Renewables supplied 18%.

34.7GW AVERAGEWind5.77 GW16%Hydro0.22 GW1%Biomass2.94 GW8%Solar0.49 GW1%Gas15.31 GW43%Imports6.36 GW18%Nuclear4.52 GW13%34.7GW AVERAGE16%8%43%18%13%
Price
£103.04/MWh
Day average £103.04
Demand34.7GW
Generation 29.2Transfers 5.5
Fossil fuels43%
Renewables18%
Other39%
Carbon intensityHigh
189g/kWh
0Day average 189300
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Key moments

On Monday 18 November 2024, gas supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 16%. Demand peaked at 42.0 GW at 11:05. Carbon intensity averaged 189 g/kWh and the price £103.04/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.7 GW at 01:25. Solar generation peaked at 2.7 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:30 (91 g/kWh) and highest at 16:00 (247 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £66.72/MWh at 05:30 to £135.23/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 52% 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 0.491.4%Wind 5.7716.2%Gas 15.3143.0%Hydro 0.220.6%Biomass 2.948.2%Nuclear 4.5212.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.7avgGeneration 29.2avgTransfers 5.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.0GW · 11:05
Low 23.5 · 05:00Avg 34.70–60 GW
Made in Great Britain84%of demand
Generation 29.2Transfers 5.5 GW
Net imports128GWh
In
144 Out
16
Zero-carbon share38%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 1%Wind 20%Solar 2%

Transfers · Mon 18 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 18 November 2024, Great Britain imported 144 GWh and exported 16 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (60 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (14 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 18 Nov
Imported
144GWh
Exported
16GWh
Net in
128GWh
Average net flow
5.34GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.68GWImporting

In 16.7 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.98GWImporting

In 23.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.43GWImporting

In 59.5 GWhOut 1.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.59GWExporting

In 0.3 GWhOut 14.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.44GWImporting

In 10.6 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWGenerating

Generated 8.3 GWhPumped 5.4 GWh

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