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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 19 November 2025

On Wednesday 19 November, demand averaged 38.4 GW. Renewables supplied 47%.

38.4GW AVERAGEWind18.02 GW43%Hydro0.41 GW1%Biomass3.26 GW8%Solar0.92 GW2%Gas12.55 GW30%Imports2.66 GW6%Nuclear3.73 GW9%38.4GW AVERAGE43%8%30%9%
Price
£88.49/MWh
Day average £88.49
Demand38.4GW
Generation 38.9Transfers −0.5
Fossil fuels30%
Renewables47%
Other23%
Carbon intensityModerate
130g/kWh
0Day average 130300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 19 November 2025, wind supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 30%. Demand peaked at 46.1 GW at 11:45. Carbon intensity averaged 130 g/kWh and the price £88.49/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 19.8 GW at 12:45. Solar generation peaked at 5.1 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:00 (74 g/kWh) and highest at 17:30 (176 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £74.09/MWh at 23:00 to £102.97/MWh at 15:30. 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 0.922.2%Wind 18.0243.4%Gas 12.5530.2%Hydro 0.411.0%Biomass 3.267.8%Nuclear 3.739.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 38.4avgGeneration 38.9avgTransfers −0.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.1GW · 11:45
Low 27.4 · 05:05Avg 38.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain101%of demand
Generation 38.9Transfers −0.5 GW
Net exports8GWh
In
61 Out
69
Zero-carbon share59%of generation
Nuclear 10%Hydro 1%Wind 46%Solar 2%

Transfers · Wed 19 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 19 November 2025, Great Britain imported 61 GWh and exported 69 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (53 GWh), and the most exports went to Denmark (22 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 19 Nov
Imported
61GWh
Exported
69GWh
Net out
8GWh
Average net flow
0.32GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.18GWExporting

In 1.8 GWhOut 6.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.92GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 22.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.20GWImporting

In 52.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.69GWExporting

In 0.7 GWhOut 17.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.35GWExporting

In 2.7 GWhOut 11.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.38GWExporting

In 2.9 GWhOut 12.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.20GWPumping

Generated 3.0 GWhPumped 7.8 GWh

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