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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 26 November 2024

On Tuesday 26 November, demand averaged 35.0 GW. Renewables supplied 27%.

35.0GW AVERAGEWind7.76 GW21%Hydro0.64 GW2%Biomass2.68 GW7%Solar1.19 GW3%Gas15.42 GW43%Imports5.54 GW15%Nuclear2.94 GW8%35.0GW AVERAGE21%7%43%15%8%
Price
£113.37/MWh
Day average £113.37
Demand35.0GW
Generation 30.6Transfers 4.4
Fossil fuels43%
Renewables27%
Other31%
Carbon intensityHigh
195g/kWh
0Day average 195300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 26 November 2024, gas supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 21%. Demand peaked at 41.6 GW at 09:30. Carbon intensity averaged 195 g/kWh and the price £113.37/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.6 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 6.4 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:00 (74 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (275 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £86.57/MWh at 04:30 to £167.83/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 50% 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 1.193.3%Wind 7.7621.5%Gas 15.4242.6%Hydro 0.641.8%Biomass 2.687.4%Nuclear 2.948.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.0avgGeneration 30.6avgTransfers 4.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.6GW · 09:30
Low 25.0 · 05:00Avg 35.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 30.6Transfers 4.4 GW
Net imports101GWh
In
124 Out
23
Zero-carbon share41%of generation
Nuclear 10%Hydro 2%Wind 25%Solar 4%

Transfers · Tue 26 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 26 November 2024, Great Britain imported 124 GWh and exported 23 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (43 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (23 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 26 Nov
Imported
124GWh
Exported
23GWh
Net in
101GWh
Average net flow
4.20GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.81GWImporting

In 19.4 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.06GWImporting

In 25.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.81GWImporting

In 43.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.96GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 23.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.82GWImporting

In 19.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.67GWImporting

In 16.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.16GWGenerating

Generated 8.9 GWhPumped 5.0 GWh

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