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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 20 November 2024

On Wednesday 20 November, demand averaged 38.2 GW. Renewables supplied 42%.

38.2GW AVERAGEWind15.18 GW39%Hydro0.21 GW1%Biomass2.10 GW5%Solar1.16 GW3%Gas11.47 GW29%Coal0.00 GW0%Imports5.14 GW13%Nuclear4.12 GW10%38.2GW AVERAGE39%29%13%10%
Price
£99.84/MWh
Day average £99.84
Demand38.2GW
Generation 34.2Transfers 4.0
Fossil fuels29%
Renewables42%
Other29%
Carbon intensityModerate
131g/kWh
0Day average 131300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 20 November 2024, wind supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 29%. Demand peaked at 46.1 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity averaged 131 g/kWh and the price £99.84/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.8 GW at 07:55. Solar generation peaked at 6.0 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:30 (61 g/kWh) and highest at 16:00 (176 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £75.80/MWh at 23:00 to £120.77/MWh at 16:30. 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 1.163.0%Wind 15.1838.5%Gas 11.4729.1%Hydro 0.210.5%Biomass 2.105.3%Nuclear 4.1210.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 38.2avgGeneration 34.2avgTransfers 4.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.1GW · 11:30
Low 27.7 · 05:00Avg 38.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 34.2Transfers 4.0 GW
Net imports97GWh
In
120 Out
23
Zero-carbon share60%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 1%Wind 44%Solar 3%

Transfers · Wed 20 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 20 November 2024, Great Britain imported 120 GWh and exported 23 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (50 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (19 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 20 Nov
Imported
120GWh
Exported
23GWh
Net in
97GWh
Average net flow
4.03GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.76GWImporting

In 18.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.42GWImporting

In 11.8 GWhOut 1.6 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.09GWImporting

In 50.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.81GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 19.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.38GWImporting

In 11.2 GWhOut 2.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.17GWImporting

In 28.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWPumping

Generated 3.5 GWhPumped 5.2 GWh

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