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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 7 November 2025

On Friday 7 November, demand averaged 30.8 GW. Renewables supplied 21%.

30.8GW AVERAGEWind5.78 GW17%Hydro0.73 GW2%Biomass3.12 GW9%Solar0.50 GW1%Gas15.95 GW47%Imports4.55 GW13%Nuclear3.44 GW10%30.8GW AVERAGE17%9%47%13%10%
Price
£82.41/MWh
Day average £82.41
Demand30.8GW
Generation 29.5Transfers 1.3
Fossil fuels47%
Renewables21%
Other33%
Carbon intensityHigh
201g/kWh
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Key moments

On Friday 7 November 2025, gas supplied 47% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 17%. Demand peaked at 36.7 GW at 12:25. Carbon intensity averaged 201 g/kWh and the price £82.41/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.6 GW at 19:10. Solar generation peaked at 2.3 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (169 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (222 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £64.44/MWh at 03:30 to £106.99/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 54% 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 0.501.5%Wind 5.7817.0%Gas 15.9546.8%Hydro 0.732.1%Biomass 3.129.1%Nuclear 3.4410.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.8avgGeneration 29.5avgTransfers 1.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.7GW · 12:25
Low 22.2 · 05:00Avg 30.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 29.5Transfers 1.3 GW
Net imports32GWh
In
105 Out
72
Zero-carbon share35%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 2%Wind 20%Solar 2%

Transfers · Fri 7 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 7 November 2025, Great Britain imported 105 GWh and exported 72 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (60 GWh), and the most exports went to Denmark (23 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 7 Nov
Imported
105GWh
Exported
72GWh
Net in
32GWh
Average net flow
1.34GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.06GWImporting

In 9.6 GWhOut 8.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.95GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 22.9 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.48GWImporting

In 59.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.89GWExporting

In 0.5 GWhOut 21.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.76GWExporting

In 1.4 GWhOut 19.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWPumping

Generated 4.8 GWhPumped 5.2 GWh

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