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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 21 November 2024

On Thursday 21 November, demand averaged 39.1 GW. Renewables supplied 34%.

39.1GW AVERAGEWind12.79 GW32%Hydro0.21 GW1%Biomass2.75 GW7%Solar0.80 GW2%Gas15.48 GW38%Imports4.25 GW11%Nuclear4.16 GW10%39.1GW AVERAGE32%38%11%10%
Price
£104.49/MWh
Day average £104.49
Demand39.1GW
Generation 36.2Transfers 2.9
Fossil fuels38%
Renewables34%
Other28%
Carbon intensityModerate
163g/kWh
0Day average 163300
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Key moments

On Thursday 21 November 2024, gas supplied 38% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 32%. Demand peaked at 46.6 GW at 11:50. Carbon intensity averaged 163 g/kWh and the price £104.49/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 17.8 GW at 20:55. Solar generation peaked at 4.5 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (60 g/kWh) and highest at 08:30 (221 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £83.94/MWh at 00:30 to £120.44/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 43% 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 0.802.0%Wind 12.7931.6%Gas 15.4838.3%Hydro 0.210.5%Biomass 2.756.8%Nuclear 4.1610.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 39.1avgGeneration 36.2avgTransfers 2.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.6GW · 11:50
Low 28.6 · 04:15Avg 39.10–60 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 36.2Transfers 2.9 GW
Net imports70GWh
In
99 Out
29
Zero-carbon share50%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 1%Wind 35%Solar 2%

Transfers · Thu 21 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 21 November 2024, Great Britain imported 99 GWh and exported 29 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (41 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (14 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 21 Nov
Imported
99GWh
Exported
29GWh
Net in
70GWh
Average net flow
2.91GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.25GWImporting

In 9.5 GWhOut 3.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.06GWImporting

In 9.6 GWhOut 8.3 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.70GWImporting

In 40.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.58GWExporting

In 0.2 GWhOut 14.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.25GWImporting

In 9.3 GWhOut 3.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.24GWImporting

In 29.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWGenerating

Generated 2.9 GWhPumped 2.3 GWh

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