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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 22 November 2024

On Friday 22 November, demand averaged 37.5 GW. Renewables supplied 33%.

37.5GW AVERAGEWind11.20 GW29%Hydro0.26 GW1%Biomass3.19 GW8%Solar1.15 GW3%Gas13.40 GW35%Imports5.34 GW14%Nuclear4.16 GW11%37.5GW AVERAGE29%8%35%14%11%
Price
£107.11/MWh
Day average £107.11
Demand37.5GW
Generation 33.4Transfers 4.2
Fossil fuels35%
Renewables33%
Other33%
Carbon intensityModerate
160g/kWh
0Day average 160300
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Key moments

On Friday 22 November 2024, gas supplied 35% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 29%. Demand peaked at 45.5 GW at 10:05. Carbon intensity averaged 160 g/kWh and the price £107.11/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 17.9 GW at 01:50. Solar generation peaked at 5.9 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:00 (56 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (229 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £81.76/MWh at 02:30 to £130.86/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 40% 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 1.153.0%Wind 11.2029.0%Gas 13.4034.6%Hydro 0.260.7%Biomass 3.198.2%Nuclear 4.1610.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.5avgGeneration 33.4avgTransfers 4.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.5GW · 10:05
Low 27.7 · 05:00Avg 37.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 33.4Transfers 4.2 GW
Net imports96GWh
In
119 Out
23
Zero-carbon share50%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 1%Wind 34%Solar 3%

Transfers · Fri 22 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 22 November 2024, Great Britain imported 119 GWh and exported 23 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (43 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (16 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 22 Nov
Imported
119GWh
Exported
23GWh
Net in
96GWh
Average net flow
4.00GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.65GWImporting

In 16.2 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.42GWImporting

In 14.2 GWhOut 4.1 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.79GWImporting

In 43.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.60GWExporting

In 1.1 GWhOut 15.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.43GWImporting

In 13.3 GWhOut 3.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.31GWImporting

In 31.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.16GWGenerating

Generated 8.8 GWhPumped 5.0 GWh

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