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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 18 November 2025

On Tuesday 18 November, demand averaged 36.6 GW. Renewables supplied 30%.

36.6GW AVERAGEWind10.20 GW27%Hydro0.50 GW1%Biomass3.31 GW9%Solar0.79 GW2%Gas15.97 GW42%Imports3.49 GW9%Nuclear3.71 GW10%36.6GW AVERAGE27%9%42%9%10%
Price
£82.19/MWh
Day average £82.19
Demand36.6GW
Generation 34.5Transfers 2.1
Fossil fuels42%
Renewables30%
Other28%
Carbon intensityHigh
181g/kWh
0Day average 181300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 18 November 2025, gas supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 27%. Demand peaked at 43.6 GW at 10:50. Carbon intensity averaged 181 g/kWh and the price £82.19/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.0 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 4.2 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (86 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (225 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £68.87/MWh at 04:30 to £104.24/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 46% 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 0.792.1%Wind 10.2026.9%Gas 15.9742.1%Hydro 0.501.3%Biomass 3.318.7%Nuclear 3.719.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.6avgGeneration 34.5avgTransfers 2.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.6GW · 10:50
Low 26.0 · 05:00Avg 36.60–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 34.5Transfers 2.1 GW
Net imports50GWh
In
79 Out
29
Zero-carbon share44%of generation
Nuclear 11%Hydro 1%Wind 30%Solar 2%

Transfers · Tue 18 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 18 November 2025, Great Britain imported 79 GWh and exported 29 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (44 GWh), and the most exports went to Denmark (12 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 18 Nov
Imported
79GWh
Exported
29GWh
Net in
50GWh
Average net flow
2.08GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.09GWImporting

In 6.6 GWhOut 4.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.27GWExporting

In 5.1 GWhOut 11.6 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.83GWImporting

In 43.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.36GWExporting

In 1.4 GWhOut 9.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.16GWImporting

In 6.9 GWhOut 3.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.62GWImporting

In 15.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWGenerating

Generated 5.0 GWhPumped 4.7 GWh

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