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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 22 November 2025

On Saturday 22 November, demand averaged 34.7 GW. Renewables supplied 36%.

34.7GW AVERAGEWind12.45 GW34%Hydro0.45 GW1%Biomass3.26 GW9%Solar0.26 GW1%Gas10.12 GW28%Imports5.95 GW16%Nuclear3.97 GW11%34.7GW AVERAGE34%9%28%16%11%
Price
£78.07/MWh
Day average £78.07
Demand34.7GW
Generation 30.5Transfers 4.2
Fossil fuels28%
Renewables36%
Other36%
Carbon intensityModerate
136g/kWh
0Day average 136300
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Key moments

On Saturday 22 November 2025, wind supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 28%. Demand peaked at 40.9 GW at 17:30. Carbon intensity averaged 136 g/kWh and the price £78.07/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 17.9 GW at 01:00. Solar generation peaked at 1.4 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:30 (87 g/kWh) and highest at 17:30 (177 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £65.44/MWh at 00:00 to £90.04/MWh at 17:30. Wind made 41% 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 0.260.7%Wind 12.4534.1%Gas 10.1227.7%Hydro 0.451.2%Biomass 3.269.0%Nuclear 3.9710.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.7avgGeneration 30.5avgTransfers 4.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.9GW · 17:30
Low 27.0 · 05:10Avg 34.70–60 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 30.5Transfers 4.2 GW
Net imports102GWh
In
138 Out
36
Zero-carbon share56%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 1%Wind 41%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sat 22 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 22 November 2025, Great Britain imported 138 GWh and exported 36 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (52 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (26 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 22 Nov
Imported
138GWh
Exported
36GWh
Net in
102GWh
Average net flow
4.25GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.34GWImporting

In 14.1 GWhOut 5.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.02GWImporting

In 24.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.10GWImporting

In 51.6 GWhOut 1.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.10GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 26.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.51GWImporting

In 15.0 GWhOut 2.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.37GWImporting

In 32.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWPumping

Generated 4.8 GWhPumped 6.4 GWh

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