Wind Generation in Ireland November2024
Wind generation in Ireland in November 2024 was the lowest for a November month in four years and the sixth lowest ever in terms of GWh generated. Share of demand in November was the lowest since 2017.
Figure 1: Daily and weekly % of electricity demand met from wind generation
869 GWh of electricity was generated from wind in November 2024 in Ireland. This was 22% lower than November 2023 in terms of GWh generated and 13.5% lower than October 2024.
In November 2024, wind supplied on average 28.9% of electricity demand compared with 38.9% in November 2023. On average between 2018 and 2023 wind supplied 39% of demand in the month of November.
Figure 2: Wind generation & Demand for a November Month since 2015
Year-to-date in 2024 at the end of November, wind has, on average, supplied 32.1% of electricity demand in Ireland and 0.8% down so far compared with last year.
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Figure 3: Monthly wind generation estimates 2024 in GWh
On a weekly basis in November, wind met 10% of demand during the first three days and 32% during the first full week. It supplied 11% in week 2, 38% in week 3, 43% in week 4.
Figure 4: Daily wind and demand in November 2024
On a daily basis, there was one day in November when wind supplied 74% of demand (23rd) and three other days when it supplied over 70%. There were three other days when it supplied over 40%.
There were eight days in November when wind supplied less than 10%, the lowest on the 12th when it supplied 2%.
Note that these figures are based on the SCADA data published on EirGrid’s website. These haven’t yet been quality controlled and, in general, the actual share of demand met by wind is 1% to 2% points lower when all the quality controlled metered data is available.
Senior Trading Analyst at Action Renewables
1moA great read as always. Unsurprisingly the low wind on the 12th of November contributed to the high Ex Ante (DAM average €385/£318 around peak time) and balancing prices (€345/£285 around peak time), a cold snap and low renewables is a bad combination for prices.