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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 8 November 2025

On Saturday 8 November, demand averaged 28.3 GW. Renewables supplied 22%.

28.3GW AVERAGEWind5.07 GW16%Hydro0.66 GW2%Biomass2.92 GW9%Solar1.15 GW4%Gas13.22 GW43%Imports4.76 GW15%Nuclear3.24 GW10%28.3GW AVERAGE16%9%43%15%10%
Price
£76.34/MWh
Day average £76.34
Demand28.3GW
Generation 26.3Transfers 2.1
Fossil fuels43%
Renewables22%
Other35%
Carbon intensityHigh
186g/kWh
0Day average 186300
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Key moments

On Saturday 8 November 2025, gas supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 16%. Demand peaked at 34.6 GW at 18:50. Carbon intensity averaged 186 g/kWh and the price £76.34/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.6 GW at 23:05. Solar generation peaked at 5.4 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (136 g/kWh) and highest at 15:30 (218 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £64.40/MWh at 04:00 to £103.36/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 50% 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 1.153.7%Wind 5.0716.4%Gas 13.2242.6%Hydro 0.662.1%Biomass 2.929.4%Nuclear 3.2410.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.3avgGeneration 26.3avgTransfers 2.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.6GW · 18:50
Low 21.0 · 05:00Avg 28.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 26.3Transfers 2.1 GW
Net imports51GWh
In
111 Out
60
Zero-carbon share39%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 3%Wind 19%Solar 4%

Transfers · Sat 8 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 8 November 2025, Great Britain imported 111 GWh and exported 60 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (60 GWh), and the most exports went to Denmark (26 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 8 Nov
Imported
111GWh
Exported
60GWh
Net in
51GWh
Average net flow
2.13GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.54GWImporting

In 15.0 GWhOut 2.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.08GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 26.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.51GWImporting

In 60.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.52GWExporting

In 2.0 GWhOut 14.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.70GWExporting

In 0.8 GWhOut 17.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWPumping

Generated 2.9 GWhPumped 4.0 GWh

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