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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 1 November 2025

On Saturday 1 November, demand averaged 29.5 GW. Renewables supplied 61%.

29.5GW AVERAGEWind18.14 GW55%Hydro0.62 GW2%Biomass1.64 GW5%Solar1.41 GW4%Gas3.56 GW11%Imports3.56 GW11%Nuclear3.87 GW12%29.5GW AVERAGE55%11%11%12%
Price
£45.51/MWh
Day average £45.51
Demand29.5GW
Generation 29.2Transfers 0.3
Fossil fuels11%
Renewables61%
Other28%
Carbon intensityLow
63g/kWh
0Day average 63300
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Key moments

On Saturday 1 November 2025, wind supplied 55% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 12%. Demand peaked at 34.7 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 63 g/kWh and the price £45.51/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 21.4 GW at 01:55. Solar generation peaked at 6.8 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 10:00 (33 g/kWh) and highest at 17:00 (118 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £5.44/MWh at 09:30 to £103.28/MWh at 18:00. Wind made 62% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 35% across 2025.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.414.3%Wind 18.1455.3%Gas 3.5610.9%Hydro 0.621.9%Biomass 1.645.0%Nuclear 3.8711.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.5avgGeneration 29.2avgTransfers 0.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.7GW · 17:20
Low 23.0 · 05:50Avg 29.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain99%of demand
Generation 29.2Transfers 0.3 GW
Net imports14GWh
In
79 Out
66
Zero-carbon share82%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 2%Wind 62%Solar 5%

Transfers · Sat 1 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 1 November 2025, Great Britain imported 79 GWh and exported 66 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (41 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (33 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 1 Nov
Imported
79GWh
Exported
66GWh
Net in
14GWh
Average net flow
0.56GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.15GWImporting

In 9.7 GWhOut 6.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.09GWImporting

In 10.9 GWhOut 8.8 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.71GWImporting

In 41.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.39GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 33.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.00GWIdle

In 5.9 GWhOut 5.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 11.4 GWhOut 11.5 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.30GWPumping

Generated 6.3 GWhPumped 13.5 GWh

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