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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 19 November 2024

On Tuesday 19 November, demand averaged 36.9 GW. Renewables supplied 35%.

36.9GW AVERAGEWind12.90 GW34%Hydro0.20 GW1%Biomass2.99 GW8%Solar0.26 GW1%Gas12.01 GW31%Imports5.69 GW15%Nuclear4.16 GW11%36.9GW AVERAGE34%8%31%15%11%
Price
£102.41/MWh
Day average £102.41
Demand36.9GW
Generation 32.5Transfers 4.4
Fossil fuels31%
Renewables35%
Other34%
Carbon intensityModerate
140g/kWh
0Day average 140300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 19 November 2024, wind supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 31%. Demand peaked at 44.8 GW at 16:55. Carbon intensity averaged 140 g/kWh and the price £102.41/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 17.1 GW at 18:40. Solar generation peaked at 1.3 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (72 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (185 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £69.13/MWh at 04:30 to £123.09/MWh at 12:00. Wind made 40% 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 0.260.7%Wind 12.9033.8%Gas 12.0131.4%Hydro 0.200.5%Biomass 2.997.8%Nuclear 4.1610.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.9avgGeneration 32.5avgTransfers 4.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.8GW · 16:55
Low 25.3 · 05:05Avg 36.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 32.5Transfers 4.4 GW
Net imports109GWh
In
134 Out
25
Zero-carbon share54%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 1%Wind 40%Solar 1%

Transfers · Tue 19 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 19 November 2024, Great Britain imported 134 GWh and exported 25 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (67 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (17 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 19 Nov
Imported
134GWh
Exported
25GWh
Net in
109GWh
Average net flow
4.54GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.76GWImporting

In 18.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.08GWImporting

In 7.9 GWhOut 6.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.80GWImporting

In 67.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.72GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 17.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.35GWImporting

In 10.3 GWhOut 2.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.27GWImporting

In 30.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.17GWPumping

Generated 2.5 GWhPumped 6.6 GWh

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