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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 29 November 2024

On Friday 29 November, demand averaged 36.3 GW. Renewables supplied 50%.

36.3GW AVERAGEWind17.76 GW47%Hydro0.48 GW1%Biomass2.34 GW6%Solar0.82 GW2%Gas10.84 GW29%Imports3.22 GW8%Nuclear2.53 GW7%36.3GW AVERAGE47%29%8%
Price
£102.37/MWh
Day average £102.37
Demand36.3GW
Generation 34.8Transfers 1.6
Fossil fuels29%
Renewables50%
Other21%
Carbon intensityModerate
126g/kWh
0Day average 126300
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Key moments

On Friday 29 November 2024, wind supplied 47% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 29%. Demand peaked at 43.4 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity averaged 126 g/kWh and the price £102.37/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 20.3 GW at 18:50. Solar generation peaked at 4.6 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (67 g/kWh) and highest at 06:30 (160 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £77.04/MWh at 23:30 to £126.00/MWh at 07:30. Wind made 51% 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 0.822.2%Wind 17.7646.7%Gas 10.8428.5%Hydro 0.481.3%Biomass 2.346.2%Nuclear 2.536.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.3avgGeneration 34.8avgTransfers 1.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.4GW · 11:00
Low 27.1 · 05:00Avg 36.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 34.8Transfers 1.6 GW
Net imports42GWh
In
75 Out
32
Zero-carbon share62%of generation
Nuclear 7%Hydro 1%Wind 51%Solar 2%

Transfers · Fri 29 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 29 November 2024, Great Britain imported 75 GWh and exported 32 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (38 GWh), and the most exports went to Denmark (9 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 29 Nov
Imported
75GWh
Exported
32GWh
Net in
42GWh
Average net flow
1.76GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.22GWExporting

In 3.2 GWhOut 8.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.10GWExporting

In 6.3 GWhOut 8.6 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.55GWImporting

In 38.0 GWhOut 0.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.03GWExporting

In 5.9 GWhOut 6.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.15GWExporting

In 4.4 GWhOut 7.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.70GWImporting

In 16.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.19GWPumping

Generated 2.8 GWhPumped 7.2 GWh

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