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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 4 November 2025

On Tuesday 4 November, demand averaged 32.7 GW. Renewables supplied 52%.

32.7GW AVERAGEWind16.97 GW48%Hydro0.73 GW2%Biomass2.67 GW8%Solar0.68 GW2%Gas5.08 GW14%Imports5.34 GW15%Nuclear3.85 GW11%32.7GW AVERAGE48%8%14%15%11%
Price
£64.20/MWh
Day average £64.20
Demand32.7GW
Generation 30.0Transfers 2.8
Fossil fuels14%
Renewables52%
Other34%
Carbon intensityLow
81g/kWh
0Day average 81300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 4 November 2025, wind supplied 48% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 14%. Demand peaked at 39.9 GW at 18:00. Carbon intensity averaged 81 g/kWh and the price £64.20/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 20.8 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 3.7 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:30 (56 g/kWh) and highest at 17:30 (122 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £3.80/MWh at 01:00 to £104.44/MWh at 16:30. Wind made 57% 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 0.681.9%Wind 16.9748.0%Gas 5.0814.4%Hydro 0.732.1%Biomass 2.677.6%Nuclear 3.8510.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.7avgGeneration 30.0avgTransfers 2.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.9GW · 18:00
Low 23.5 · 04:35Avg 32.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 30.0Transfers 2.8 GW
Net imports68GWh
In
124 Out
56
Zero-carbon share74%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 2%Wind 57%Solar 2%

Transfers · Tue 4 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 4 November 2025, Great Britain imported 124 GWh and exported 56 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (44 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (34 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 4 Nov
Imported
124GWh
Exported
56GWh
Net in
68GWh
Average net flow
2.82GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.32GWImporting

In 14.4 GWhOut 6.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.26GWImporting

In 30.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.70GWImporting

In 43.8 GWhOut 3.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.42GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 34.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.21GWImporting

In 12.4 GWhOut 7.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.76GWImporting

In 23.3 GWhOut 5.1 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWPumping

Generated 4.0 GWhPumped 5.7 GWh

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