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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 13 November 2025

On Thursday 13 November, demand averaged 32.9 GW. Renewables supplied 45%.

32.9GW AVERAGEWind14.19 GW40%Hydro0.58 GW2%Biomass2.64 GW7%Solar1.23 GW3%Gas8.57 GW24%Imports4.73 GW13%Nuclear3.31 GW9%32.9GW AVERAGE40%7%24%13%9%
Price
£57.05/MWh
Day average £57.05
Demand32.9GW
Generation 30.5Transfers 2.4
Fossil fuels24%
Renewables45%
Other30%
Carbon intensityLow
111g/kWh
0Day average 111300
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Key moments

On Thursday 13 November 2025, wind supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 24%. Demand peaked at 39.1 GW at 17:50. Carbon intensity averaged 111 g/kWh and the price £57.05/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 19.6 GW at 04:05. Solar generation peaked at 6.1 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:00 (49 g/kWh) and highest at 15:30 (199 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £7.28/MWh at 04:00 to £99.29/MWh at 18:00. Wind made 46% 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 1.233.5%Wind 14.1940.3%Gas 8.5724.3%Hydro 0.581.6%Biomass 2.647.5%Nuclear 3.319.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.9avgGeneration 30.5avgTransfers 2.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.1GW · 17:50
Low 24.5 · 05:00Avg 32.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 30.5Transfers 2.4 GW
Net imports57GWh
In
107 Out
49
Zero-carbon share63%of generation
Nuclear 11%Hydro 2%Wind 46%Solar 4%

Transfers · Thu 13 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 13 November 2025, Great Britain imported 107 GWh and exported 49 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (55 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (27 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 13 Nov
Imported
107GWh
Exported
49GWh
Net in
57GWh
Average net flow
2.39GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.59GWImporting

In 14.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.30GWImporting

In 12.2 GWhOut 5.1 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.31GWImporting

In 55.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.13GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 27.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.65GWExporting

In 0.2 GWhOut 15.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.98GWImporting

In 24.7 GWhOut 1.2 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWPumping

Generated 6.7 GWhPumped 7.4 GWh

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