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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 23 November 2024

On Saturday 23 November, demand averaged 34.3 GW. Renewables supplied 50%.

34.3GW AVERAGEWind17.22 GW49%Hydro0.23 GW1%Biomass2.37 GW7%Solar0.06 GW0%Gas5.21 GW15%Imports5.86 GW17%Nuclear4.16 GW12%34.3GW AVERAGE49%15%17%12%
Price
£78.39/MWh
Day average £78.39
Demand34.3GW
Generation 29.2Transfers 5.1
Fossil fuels15%
Renewables50%
Other35%
Carbon intensityLow
87g/kWh
0Day average 87300
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Key moments

On Saturday 23 November 2024, wind supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 15%. Demand peaked at 40.6 GW at 12:25. Carbon intensity averaged 87 g/kWh and the price £78.39/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 21.9 GW at 10:35. Carbon intensity was lowest at 06:00 (55 g/kWh) and highest at 00:00 (178 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £2.03/MWh at 23:30 to £127.18/MWh at 17:00. Wind made 59% 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 0.060.2%Wind 17.2249.0%Gas 5.2114.8%Hydro 0.230.7%Biomass 2.376.7%Nuclear 4.1611.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.3avgGeneration 29.2avgTransfers 5.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.6GW · 12:25
Low 26.7 · 04:25Avg 34.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain85%of demand
Generation 29.2Transfers 5.1 GW
Net imports128GWh
In
135 Out
8
Zero-carbon share74%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 1%Wind 59%Solar 0%

Transfers · Sat 23 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 23 November 2024, Great Britain imported 135 GWh and exported 8 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (34 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 23 Nov
Imported
135GWh
Exported
8GWh
Net in
128GWh
Average net flow
5.32GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.85GWImporting

In 20.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.03GWImporting

In 24.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.35GWImporting

In 34.2 GWhOut 1.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.03GWImporting

In 5.8 GWhOut 4.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.71GWImporting

In 18.0 GWhOut 1.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.34GWImporting

In 32.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.23GWPumping

Generated 5.4 GWhPumped 10.9 GWh

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