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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 17 November 2025

On Monday 17 November, demand averaged 35.4 GW. Renewables supplied 38%.

35.4GW AVERAGEWind12.17 GW32%Hydro0.59 GW2%Biomass3.31 GW9%Solar1.66 GW4%Gas11.70 GW31%Imports4.66 GW12%Nuclear3.57 GW9%35.4GW AVERAGE32%9%31%12%9%
Price
£85.00/MWh
Day average £85.00
Demand35.4GW
Generation 33.0Transfers 2.4
Fossil fuels31%
Renewables38%
Other31%
Carbon intensityModerate
141g/kWh
0Day average 141300
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Key moments

On Monday 17 November 2025, wind supplied 32% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 31%. Demand peaked at 43.4 GW at 10:00. Carbon intensity averaged 141 g/kWh and the price £85.00/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 17.6 GW at 03:30. Solar generation peaked at 8.3 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:00 (48 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (215 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £66.66/MWh at 11:30 to £129.05/MWh at 16:30. Wind made 37% 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 1.664.4%Wind 12.1732.3%Gas 11.7031.1%Hydro 0.591.6%Biomass 3.318.8%Nuclear 3.579.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.4avgGeneration 33.0avgTransfers 2.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.4GW · 10:00
Low 25.6 · 04:10Avg 35.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 33.0Transfers 2.4 GW
Net imports60GWh
In
105 Out
45
Zero-carbon share55%of generation
Nuclear 11%Hydro 2%Wind 37%Solar 5%

Transfers · Mon 17 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 17 November 2025, Great Britain imported 105 GWh and exported 45 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (58 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (35 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 17 Nov
Imported
105GWh
Exported
45GWh
Net in
60GWh
Average net flow
2.50GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.28GWImporting

In 8.2 GWhOut 1.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.19GWImporting

In 7.5 GWhOut 2.9 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.43GWImporting

In 58.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.47GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 35.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.04GWImporting

In 6.5 GWhOut 5.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.03GWImporting

In 24.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWPumping

Generated 6.4 GWhPumped 8.3 GWh

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