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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 27 November 2024

On Wednesday 27 November, demand averaged 36.5 GW. Renewables supplied 25%.

36.5GW AVERAGEWind8.33 GW22%Hydro0.67 GW2%Biomass2.76 GW7%Solar0.41 GW1%Gas17.35 GW46%Imports5.36 GW14%Nuclear2.94 GW8%36.5GW AVERAGE22%7%46%14%8%
Price
£98.18/MWh
Day average £98.18
Demand36.5GW
Generation 32.5Transfers 4.0
Fossil fuels46%
Renewables25%
Other29%
Carbon intensityHigh
208g/kWh
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Key moments

On Wednesday 27 November 2024, gas supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 22%. Demand peaked at 43.6 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity averaged 208 g/kWh and the price £98.18/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.1 GW at 14:20. Solar generation peaked at 2.6 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:00 (185 g/kWh) and highest at 00:00 (238 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £83.81/MWh at 04:30 to £116.44/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 53% 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 0.411.1%Wind 8.3322.0%Gas 17.3545.9%Hydro 0.671.8%Biomass 2.767.3%Nuclear 2.947.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.5avgGeneration 32.5avgTransfers 4.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.6GW · 11:30
Low 26.2 · 04:25Avg 36.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 32.5Transfers 4.0 GW
Net imports92GWh
In
123 Out
31
Zero-carbon share38%of generation
Nuclear 9%Hydro 2%Wind 26%Solar 1%

Transfers · Wed 27 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 27 November 2024, Great Britain imported 123 GWh and exported 31 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (48 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (23 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 27 Nov
Imported
123GWh
Exported
31GWh
Net in
92GWh
Average net flow
3.85GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.97GWImporting

In 23.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.55GWImporting

In 18.6 GWhOut 5.4 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.99GWImporting

In 47.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.94GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 22.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.58GWImporting

In 17.0 GWhOut 3.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.70GWImporting

In 16.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.19GWGenerating

Generated 5.2 GWhPumped 0.6 GWh

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