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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 6 November 2025

On Thursday 6 November, demand averaged 31.1 GW. Renewables supplied 18%.

31.1GW AVERAGEWind4.58 GW14%Hydro0.74 GW2%Biomass3.02 GW9%Solar0.58 GW2%Gas15.63 GW47%Imports5.10 GW15%Nuclear3.78 GW11%31.1GW AVERAGE14%9%47%15%11%
Price
£87.03/MWh
Day average £87.03
Demand31.1GW
Generation 28.3Transfers 2.8
Fossil fuels47%
Renewables18%
Other36%
Carbon intensityHigh
204g/kWh
0Day average 204300
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Key moments

On Thursday 6 November 2025, gas supplied 47% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 14%. Demand peaked at 37.4 GW at 18:20. Carbon intensity averaged 204 g/kWh and the price £87.03/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.3 GW at 00:05. Solar generation peaked at 2.7 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (116 g/kWh) and highest at 15:30 (256 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £68.59/MWh at 23:30 to £114.96/MWh at 15:30. Gas made 55% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 32% across 2025.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.581.7%Wind 4.5813.7%Gas 15.6346.7%Hydro 0.742.2%Biomass 3.029.0%Nuclear 3.7811.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.1avgGeneration 28.3avgTransfers 2.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.4GW · 18:20
Low 22.0 · 05:00Avg 31.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 28.3Transfers 2.8 GW
Net imports65GWh
In
117 Out
52
Zero-carbon share34%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 3%Wind 16%Solar 2%

Transfers · Thu 6 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 6 November 2025, Great Britain imported 117 GWh and exported 52 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (58 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (33 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 6 Nov
Imported
117GWh
Exported
52GWh
Net in
65GWh
Average net flow
2.71GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.66GWImporting

In 15.9 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.35GWExporting

In 3.6 GWhOut 12.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.40GWImporting

In 57.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.39GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 33.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.00GWIdle

In 6.8 GWhOut 6.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWGenerating

Generated 5.0 GWhPumped 3.2 GWh

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