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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 5 November 2025

On Wednesday 5 November, demand averaged 32.0 GW. Renewables supplied 42%.

32.0GW AVERAGEWind13.08 GW38%Hydro0.74 GW2%Biomass2.98 GW9%Solar0.50 GW1%Gas7.59 GW22%Imports5.48 GW16%Nuclear3.84 GW11%32.0GW AVERAGE38%9%22%16%11%
Price
£74.92/MWh
Day average £74.92
Demand32.0GW
Generation 28.7Transfers 3.3
Fossil fuels22%
Renewables42%
Other36%
Carbon intensityModerate
110g/kWh
0Day average 110300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 5 November 2025, wind supplied 38% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 22%. Demand peaked at 40.0 GW at 17:10. Carbon intensity averaged 110 g/kWh and the price £74.92/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.7 GW at 17:25. Solar generation peaked at 2.9 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:00 (57 g/kWh) and highest at 16:00 (151 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £34.92/MWh at 03:30 to £97.07/MWh at 21:00. Wind made 46% 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 0.501.5%Wind 13.0838.2%Gas 7.5922.2%Hydro 0.742.2%Biomass 2.988.7%Nuclear 3.8411.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.0avgGeneration 28.7avgTransfers 3.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.0GW · 17:10
Low 23.0 · 04:15Avg 32.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 28.7Transfers 3.3 GW
Net imports81GWh
In
127 Out
46
Zero-carbon share63%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 3%Wind 46%Solar 2%

Transfers · Wed 5 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 5 November 2025, Great Britain imported 127 GWh and exported 46 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (53 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (36 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 5 Nov
Imported
127GWh
Exported
46GWh
Net in
81GWh
Average net flow
3.36GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.68GWImporting

In 16.4 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.39GWImporting

In 14.5 GWhOut 5.1 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.21GWImporting

In 53.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.49GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 35.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.17GWImporting

In 9.4 GWhOut 5.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWPumping

Generated 4.7 GWhPumped 6.7 GWh

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