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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 9 November 2025

On Sunday 9 November, demand averaged 29.2 GW. Renewables supplied 33%.

29.2GW AVERAGEWind9.43 GW29%Hydro0.57 GW2%Biomass3.29 GW10%Solar0.70 GW2%Gas10.52 GW33%Imports4.36 GW14%Nuclear3.24 GW10%29.2GW AVERAGE29%10%33%14%10%
Price
£79.19/MWh
Day average £79.19
Demand29.2GW
Generation 27.7Transfers 1.5
Fossil fuels33%
Renewables33%
Other34%
Carbon intensityModerate
145g/kWh
0Day average 145300
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Key moments

On Sunday 9 November 2025, gas supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 29%. Demand peaked at 37.1 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 145 g/kWh and the price £79.19/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.9 GW at 11:25. Solar generation peaked at 3.5 GW at 10:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (85 g/kWh) and highest at 15:30 (199 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £68.93/MWh at 23:30 to £100.71/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 38% 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 0.702.2%Wind 9.4329.4%Gas 10.5232.8%Hydro 0.571.8%Biomass 3.2910.2%Nuclear 3.2410.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.2avgGeneration 27.7avgTransfers 1.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.1GW · 17:20
Low 21.7 · 03:55Avg 29.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 27.7Transfers 1.5 GW
Net imports37GWh
In
102 Out
65
Zero-carbon share50%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 2%Wind 34%Solar 3%

Transfers · Sun 9 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 9 November 2025, Great Britain imported 102 GWh and exported 65 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (60 GWh), and the most exports went to Denmark (25 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 9 Nov
Imported
102GWh
Exported
65GWh
Net in
37GWh
Average net flow
1.54GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.09GWImporting

In 6.5 GWhOut 4.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.04GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 24.9 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.51GWImporting

In 60.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.67GWExporting

In 2.0 GWhOut 18.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.75GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 18.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWPumping

Generated 2.5 GWhPumped 3.2 GWh

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