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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 16 November 2025

On Sunday 16 November, demand averaged 30.5 GW. Renewables supplied 33%.

30.5GW AVERAGEWind9.51 GW29%Hydro0.64 GW2%Biomass3.32 GW10%Solar0.54 GW2%Gas10.77 GW33%Imports4.54 GW14%Nuclear3.37 GW10%30.5GW AVERAGE29%10%33%14%10%
Price
£84.55/MWh
Day average £84.55
Demand30.5GW
Generation 28.2Transfers 2.4
Fossil fuels33%
Renewables33%
Other34%
Carbon intensityModerate
145g/kWh
0Day average 145300
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Key moments

On Sunday 16 November 2025, gas supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 29%. Demand peaked at 39.1 GW at 17:35. Carbon intensity averaged 145 g/kWh and the price £84.55/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.8 GW at 23:35. Solar generation peaked at 3.1 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (70 g/kWh) and highest at 16:00 (195 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £70.87/MWh at 04:00 to £109.68/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 0.541.7%Wind 9.5129.1%Gas 10.7732.9%Hydro 0.642.0%Biomass 3.3210.2%Nuclear 3.3710.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.5avgGeneration 28.2avgTransfers 2.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.1GW · 17:35
Low 22.7 · 04:15Avg 30.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 28.2Transfers 2.4 GW
Net imports54GWh
In
104 Out
49
Zero-carbon share50%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 2%Wind 34%Solar 2%

Transfers · Sun 16 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 16 November 2025, Great Britain imported 104 GWh and exported 49 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (60 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (29 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 16 Nov
Imported
104GWh
Exported
49GWh
Net in
54GWh
Average net flow
2.27GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.27GWImporting

In 8.0 GWhOut 1.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.17GWExporting

In 3.2 GWhOut 7.3 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.51GWImporting

In 60.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.20GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 28.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.46GWExporting

In 0.6 GWhOut 11.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.33GWImporting

In 31.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWGenerating

Generated 5.2 GWhPumped 2.8 GWh

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