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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 30 November 2024

On Saturday 30 November, demand averaged 31.5 GW. Renewables supplied 51%.

31.5GW AVERAGEWind15.56 GW49%Hydro0.50 GW2%Biomass1.77 GW6%Solar0.33 GW1%Gas7.24 GW23%Imports4.18 GW13%Nuclear2.37 GW7%31.5GW AVERAGE49%23%13%7%
Price
£96.13/MWh
Day average £96.13
Demand31.5GW
Generation 27.8Transfers 3.7
Fossil fuels23%
Renewables51%
Other26%
Carbon intensityModerate
112g/kWh
0Day average 112300
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Key moments

On Saturday 30 November 2024, wind supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 23%. Demand peaked at 38.1 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 112 g/kWh and the price £96.13/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 18.7 GW at 21:00. Solar generation peaked at 2.0 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (70 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (143 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £73.73/MWh at 01:30 to £114.78/MWh at 09:30. Wind made 56% 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 0.331.0%Wind 15.5648.7%Gas 7.2422.7%Hydro 0.501.6%Biomass 1.775.5%Nuclear 2.377.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.5avgGeneration 27.8avgTransfers 3.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.1GW · 17:20
Low 24.2 · 05:00Avg 31.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 27.8Transfers 3.7 GW
Net imports91GWh
In
96 Out
5
Zero-carbon share68%of generation
Nuclear 9%Hydro 2%Wind 56%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sat 30 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 30 November 2024, Great Britain imported 96 GWh and exported 5 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (31 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 30 Nov
Imported
96GWh
Exported
5GWh
Net in
91GWh
Average net flow
3.81GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.35GWImporting

In 9.8 GWhOut 1.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.02GWImporting

In 24.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.25GWImporting

In 30.5 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.18GWImporting

In 5.1 GWhOut 0.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.31GWImporting

In 9.4 GWhOut 1.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.70GWImporting

In 16.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWPumping

Generated 4.2 GWhPumped 6.0 GWh

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