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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 12 November 2025

On Wednesday 12 November, demand averaged 33.0 GW. Renewables supplied 46%.

33.0GW AVERAGEWind15.24 GW43%Hydro0.57 GW2%Biomass2.51 GW7%Solar0.46 GW1%Gas7.24 GW21%Imports5.90 GW17%Nuclear3.26 GW9%33.0GW AVERAGE43%7%21%17%9%
Price
£52.53/MWh
Day average £52.53
Demand33.0GW
Generation 29.3Transfers 3.7
Fossil fuels21%
Renewables46%
Other33%
Carbon intensityLow
102g/kWh
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Key moments

On Wednesday 12 November 2025, wind supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 21%. Demand peaked at 40.6 GW at 18:05. Carbon intensity averaged 102 g/kWh and the price £52.53/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 19.1 GW at 00:20. Solar generation peaked at 2.7 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:30 (42 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (182 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £5.16/MWh at 03:30 to £94.15/MWh at 16:30. Wind made 52% 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 0.461.3%Wind 15.2443.3%Gas 7.2420.6%Hydro 0.571.6%Biomass 2.517.1%Nuclear 3.269.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.0avgGeneration 29.3avgTransfers 3.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.6GW · 18:05
Low 23.7 · 04:05Avg 33.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 29.3Transfers 3.7 GW
Net imports93GWh
In
135 Out
42
Zero-carbon share67%of generation
Nuclear 11%Hydro 2%Wind 52%Solar 2%

Transfers · Wed 12 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 12 November 2025, Great Britain imported 135 GWh and exported 42 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (58 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (30 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 12 Nov
Imported
135GWh
Exported
42GWh
Net in
93GWh
Average net flow
3.89GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.21GWImporting

In 8.2 GWhOut 3.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.12GWImporting

In 26.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.41GWImporting

In 57.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.25GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 30.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.02GWImporting

In 9.3 GWhOut 8.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.37GWImporting

In 32.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.14GWPumping

Generated 6.5 GWhPumped 9.9 GWh

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