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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 28 November 2024

On Thursday 28 November, demand averaged 37.5 GW. Renewables supplied 26%.

37.5GW AVERAGEWind8.15 GW22%Hydro0.58 GW2%Biomass2.30 GW6%Solar0.94 GW2%Gas18.02 GW48%Imports4.91 GW13%Nuclear2.95 GW8%37.5GW AVERAGE22%48%13%8%
Price
£111.35/MWh
Day average £111.35
Demand37.5GW
Generation 32.9Transfers 4.5
Fossil fuels48%
Renewables26%
Other27%
Carbon intensityHigh
213g/kWh
0Day average 213300
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Key moments

On Thursday 28 November 2024, gas supplied 48% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 22%. Demand peaked at 44.8 GW at 11:35. Carbon intensity averaged 213 g/kWh and the price £111.35/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.3 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 5.0 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (118 g/kWh) and highest at 06:00 (257 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £96.07/MWh at 11:30 to £137.99/MWh at 09:00. Gas made 55% 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 0.942.5%Wind 8.1521.5%Gas 18.0247.6%Hydro 0.581.5%Biomass 2.306.1%Nuclear 2.957.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.5avgGeneration 32.9avgTransfers 4.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.8GW · 11:35
Low 27.3 · 03:45Avg 37.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 32.9Transfers 4.5 GW
Net imports110GWh
In
114 Out
3
Zero-carbon share38%of generation
Nuclear 9%Hydro 2%Wind 25%Solar 3%

Transfers · Thu 28 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 28 November 2024, Great Britain imported 114 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (42 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 28 Nov
Imported
114GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
110GWh
Average net flow
4.60GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.63GWImporting

In 15.6 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.77GWImporting

In 18.5 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.74GWImporting

In 41.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.17GWImporting

In 6.1 GWhOut 1.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.59GWImporting

In 14.9 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.70GWImporting

In 16.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWPumping

Generated 4.3 GWhPumped 5.8 GWh

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