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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 2 November 2025

On Sunday 2 November, demand averaged 29.8 GW. Renewables supplied 52%.

29.8GW AVERAGEWind14.31 GW45%Hydro0.64 GW2%Biomass2.73 GW8%Solar1.75 GW5%Gas4.76 GW15%Imports4.05 GW13%Nuclear3.86 GW12%29.8GW AVERAGE45%8%15%13%12%
Price
£74.90/MWh
Day average £74.90
Demand29.8GW
Generation 28.0Transfers 1.8
Fossil fuels15%
Renewables52%
Other33%
Carbon intensityLow
80g/kWh
0Day average 80300
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Key moments

On Sunday 2 November 2025, wind supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 15%. Demand peaked at 37.8 GW at 17:50. Carbon intensity averaged 80 g/kWh and the price £74.90/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 17.4 GW at 23:40. Solar generation peaked at 7.9 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 22:00 (59 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (129 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £40.20/MWh at 23:30 to £97.60/MWh at 16:30. Wind made 51% 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 1.755.5%Wind 14.3144.6%Gas 4.7614.8%Hydro 0.642.0%Biomass 2.738.5%Nuclear 3.8612.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.8avgGeneration 28.0avgTransfers 1.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.8GW · 17:50
Low 21.7 · 05:05Avg 29.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 28.0Transfers 1.8 GW
Net imports42GWh
In
92 Out
50
Zero-carbon share73%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 2%Wind 51%Solar 6%

Transfers · Sun 2 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 2 November 2025, Great Britain imported 92 GWh and exported 50 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (60 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (23 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 2 Nov
Imported
92GWh
Exported
50GWh
Net in
42GWh
Average net flow
1.76GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.66GWImporting

In 17.3 GWhOut 1.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.64GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 15.4 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.50GWImporting

In 60.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.94GWExporting

In 1.0 GWhOut 23.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.31GWExporting

In 2.1 GWhOut 9.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.48GWImporting

In 11.8 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWGenerating

Generated 5.1 GWhPumped 4.3 GWh

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