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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 24 November 2024

On Sunday 24 November, demand averaged 32.0 GW. Renewables supplied 61%.

32.0GW AVERAGEWind20.11 GW59%Hydro0.37 GW1%Biomass1.22 GW4%Solar0.22 GW1%Gas4.27 GW13%Imports3.70 GW11%Nuclear4.00 GW12%32.0GW AVERAGE59%13%11%12%
Price
£31.31/MWh
Day average £31.31
Demand32.0GW
Generation 30.2Transfers 1.8
Fossil fuels13%
Renewables61%
Other26%
Carbon intensityLow
68g/kWh
0Day average 68300
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Key moments

On Sunday 24 November 2024, wind supplied 59% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 13%. Demand peaked at 39.8 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 68 g/kWh and the price £31.31/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 21.3 GW at 03:40. Solar generation peaked at 1.3 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 05:30 (52 g/kWh) and highest at 16:00 (92 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£2.09/MWh at 23:30 to £89.92/MWh at 17:30. The price was below zero for 0.5 hours. Wind made 67% 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 0.220.6%Wind 20.1159.4%Gas 4.2712.6%Hydro 0.371.1%Biomass 1.223.6%Nuclear 4.0011.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.0avgGeneration 30.2avgTransfers 1.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.8GW · 17:20
Low 23.4 · 05:20Avg 32.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 30.2Transfers 1.8 GW
Net imports54GWh
In
82 Out
29
Zero-carbon share82%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 1%Wind 67%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sun 24 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 24 November 2024, Great Britain imported 82 GWh and exported 29 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (23 GWh), and the most exports went to France (9 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 24 Nov
Imported
82GWh
Exported
29GWh
Net in
54GWh
Average net flow
2.23GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.43GWImporting

In 13.7 GWhOut 3.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.57GWImporting

In 15.6 GWhOut 2.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.56GWImporting

In 22.6 GWhOut 9.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.11GWExporting

In 1.7 GWhOut 4.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.33GWImporting

In 12.8 GWhOut 4.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.46GWImporting

In 16.0 GWhOut 5.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.44GWPumping

Generated 6.5 GWhPumped 16.9 GWh

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