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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 15 November 2025

On Saturday 15 November, demand averaged 31.1 GW. Renewables supplied 46%.

31.1GW AVERAGEWind14.22 GW43%Hydro0.71 GW2%Biomass3.17 GW10%Solar0.34 GW1%Gas6.85 GW21%Imports4.61 GW14%Nuclear3.34 GW10%31.1GW AVERAGE43%10%21%14%10%
Price
£74.85/MWh
Day average £74.85
Demand31.1GW
Generation 28.6Transfers 2.5
Fossil fuels21%
Renewables46%
Other33%
Carbon intensityLow
102g/kWh
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Key moments

On Saturday 15 November 2025, wind supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 21%. Demand peaked at 36.6 GW at 18:10. Carbon intensity averaged 102 g/kWh and the price £74.85/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 19.5 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 1.9 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:00 (46 g/kWh) and highest at 18:30 (168 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £55.01/MWh at 05:30 to £105.08/MWh at 17:30. Wind made 50% 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 0.341.0%Wind 14.2242.8%Gas 6.8520.6%Hydro 0.712.1%Biomass 3.179.5%Nuclear 3.3410.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.1avgGeneration 28.6avgTransfers 2.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.6GW · 18:10
Low 25.2 · 04:45Avg 31.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 28.6Transfers 2.5 GW
Net imports63GWh
In
106 Out
43
Zero-carbon share65%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 2%Wind 50%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sat 15 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 15 November 2025, Great Britain imported 106 GWh and exported 43 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (60 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (18 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 15 Nov
Imported
106GWh
Exported
43GWh
Net in
63GWh
Average net flow
2.61GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.20GWImporting

In 11.0 GWhOut 6.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.13GWImporting

In 8.0 GWhOut 4.9 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.51GWImporting

In 60.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.65GWExporting

In 2.4 GWhOut 17.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.27GWExporting

In 2.1 GWhOut 8.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.70GWImporting

In 22.3 GWhOut 5.6 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.16GWPumping

Generated 4.8 GWhPumped 8.6 GWh

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