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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 3 November 2025

On Monday 3 November, demand averaged 33.3 GW. Renewables supplied 61%.

33.3GW AVERAGEWind20.63 GW58%Hydro0.67 GW2%Biomass1.82 GW5%Solar0.57 GW2%Gas4.50 GW13%Imports3.79 GW11%Nuclear3.87 GW11%33.3GW AVERAGE58%13%11%11%
Price
£47.42/MWh
Day average £47.42
Demand33.3GW
Generation 32.1Transfers 1.2
Fossil fuels13%
Renewables61%
Other26%
Carbon intensityLow
65g/kWh
0Day average 65300
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Key moments

On Monday 3 November 2025, wind supplied 58% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 13%. Demand peaked at 41.0 GW at 18:25. Carbon intensity averaged 65 g/kWh and the price £47.42/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 21.8 GW at 18:30. Solar generation peaked at 3.0 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 11:00 (55 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (85 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £4.81/MWh at 23:30 to £82.60/MWh at 07:30. Wind made 64% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 35% across 2025.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.571.6%Wind 20.6357.5%Gas 4.5012.5%Hydro 0.671.9%Biomass 1.825.1%Nuclear 3.8710.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.3avgGeneration 32.1avgTransfers 1.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.0GW · 18:25
Low 24.3 · 02:20Avg 33.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 32.1Transfers 1.2 GW
Net imports35GWh
In
85 Out
50
Zero-carbon share80%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 2%Wind 64%Solar 2%

Transfers · Mon 3 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 3 November 2025, Great Britain imported 85 GWh and exported 50 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (43 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (14 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 3 Nov
Imported
85GWh
Exported
50GWh
Net in
35GWh
Average net flow
1.45GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.25GWExporting

In 3.9 GWhOut 9.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.35GWImporting

In 15.7 GWhOut 7.3 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.74GWImporting

In 42.7 GWhOut 1.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.16GWExporting

In 5.6 GWhOut 9.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.53GWExporting

In 1.1 GWhOut 13.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.30GWImporting

In 15.6 GWhOut 8.3 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.26GWPumping

Generated 6.4 GWhPumped 12.6 GWh

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