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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 20 November 2025

On Thursday 20 November, demand averaged 39.0 GW. Renewables supplied 39%.

39.0GW AVERAGEWind14.84 GW35%Hydro0.41 GW1%Biomass3.29 GW8%Solar1.24 GW3%Gas17.29 GW40%Imports2.00 GW5%Nuclear3.74 GW9%39.0GW AVERAGE35%8%40%9%
Price
£102.23/MWh
Day average £102.23
Demand39.0GW
Generation 40.8Transfers −1.9
Fossil fuels40%
Renewables39%
Other21%
Carbon intensityHigh
172g/kWh
0Day average 172300
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Key moments

On Thursday 20 November 2025, gas supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 35%. Demand peaked at 47.5 GW at 12:20. Carbon intensity averaged 172 g/kWh and the price £102.23/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 18.4 GW at 02:30. Solar generation peaked at 6.3 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (88 g/kWh) and highest at 17:30 (219 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £69.37/MWh at 00:00 to £147.54/MWh at 15:30. Gas made 42% 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 1.242.9%Wind 14.8434.7%Gas 17.2940.4%Hydro 0.411.0%Biomass 3.297.7%Nuclear 3.748.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 39.0avgGeneration 40.8avgTransfers −1.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand47.5GW · 12:20
Low 28.7 · 05:05Avg 39.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain105%of demand
Generation 40.8Transfers −1.9 GW
Net exports42GWh
In
43 Out
85
Zero-carbon share50%of generation
Nuclear 9%Hydro 1%Wind 36%Solar 3%

Transfers · Thu 20 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 20 November 2025, Great Britain imported 43 GWh and exported 85 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (33 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (29 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 20 Nov
Imported
43GWh
Exported
85GWh
Net out
42GWh
Average net flow
1.76GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.40GWExporting

In 2.0 GWhOut 11.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.47GWExporting

In 1.9 GWhOut 13.3 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.37GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.20GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 28.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.52GWExporting

In 2.3 GWhOut 14.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.54GWExporting

In 3.0 GWhOut 16.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWPumping

Generated 5.3 GWhPumped 7.8 GWh

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