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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 25 November 2024

On Monday 25 November, demand averaged 34.9 GW. Renewables supplied 57%.

34.9GW AVERAGEWind19.29 GW53%Hydro0.50 GW1%Biomass2.39 GW7%Solar0.95 GW3%Gas6.69 GW18%Imports3.52 GW10%Nuclear3.20 GW9%34.9GW AVERAGE53%18%10%9%
Price
£77.27/MWh
Day average £77.27
Demand34.9GW
Generation 33.0Transfers 1.9
Fossil fuels18%
Renewables57%
Other25%
Carbon intensityLow
91g/kWh
0Day average 91300
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Key moments

On Monday 25 November 2024, wind supplied 53% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 18%. Demand peaked at 42.6 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 91 g/kWh and the price £77.27/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 20.6 GW at 00:30. Solar generation peaked at 4.9 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:30 (61 g/kWh) and highest at 18:00 (132 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£4.11/MWh at 00:00 to £118.10/MWh at 17:30. The price was below zero for 2 hours. Wind made 58% 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 0.952.6%Wind 19.2952.8%Gas 6.6918.3%Hydro 0.501.4%Biomass 2.396.5%Nuclear 3.208.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.9avgGeneration 33.0avgTransfers 1.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.6GW · 17:25
Low 24.2 · 04:35Avg 34.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 33.0Transfers 1.9 GW
Net imports48GWh
In
79 Out
31
Zero-carbon share73%of generation
Nuclear 10%Hydro 2%Wind 58%Solar 3%

Transfers · Mon 25 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 25 November 2024, Great Britain imported 79 GWh and exported 31 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (22 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (18 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 25 Nov
Imported
79GWh
Exported
31GWh
Net in
48GWh
Average net flow
1.99GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.48GWImporting

In 12.6 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.80GWImporting

In 19.3 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.60GWImporting

In 22.0 GWhOut 7.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.77GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 18.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.44GWImporting

In 11.9 GWhOut 1.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.44GWImporting

In 13.1 GWhOut 2.5 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWPumping

Generated 5.5 GWhPumped 8.3 GWh

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