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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 23 November 2025

On Sunday 23 November, demand averaged 33.6 GW. Renewables supplied 50%.

33.6GW AVERAGEWind15.57 GW46%Hydro0.44 GW1%Biomass2.76 GW8%Solar0.94 GW3%Gas3.46 GW10%Imports6.81 GW20%Nuclear4.06 GW12%33.6GW AVERAGE46%8%10%20%12%
Price
£74.33/MWh
Day average £74.33
Demand33.6GW
Generation 27.2Transfers 6.4
Fossil fuels10%
Renewables50%
Other40%
Carbon intensityLow
70g/kWh
0Day average 70300
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Key moments

On Sunday 23 November 2025, wind supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 12%. Demand peaked at 41.0 GW at 18:20. Carbon intensity averaged 70 g/kWh and the price £74.33/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 18.4 GW at 11:20. Solar generation peaked at 5.4 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 10:00 (41 g/kWh) and highest at 17:00 (116 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £53.96/MWh at 13:00 to £110.79/MWh at 18:00. Wind made 57% 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 0.942.7%Wind 15.5745.7%Gas 3.4610.2%Hydro 0.441.3%Biomass 2.768.1%Nuclear 4.0611.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.6avgGeneration 27.2avgTransfers 6.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.0GW · 18:20
Low 25.6 · 05:35Avg 33.60–60 GW
Made in Great Britain81%of demand
Generation 27.2Transfers 6.4 GW
Net imports156GWh
In
160 Out
4
Zero-carbon share77%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 2%Wind 57%Solar 3%

Transfers · Sun 23 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 23 November 2025, Great Britain imported 160 GWh and exported 4 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (72 GWh), and the most exports went to Belgium (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 23 Nov
Imported
160GWh
Exported
4GWh
Net in
156GWh
Average net flow
6.51GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.55GWImporting

In 14.7 GWhOut 1.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.03GWImporting

In 24.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.98GWImporting

In 71.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.15GWImporting

In 4.6 GWhOut 0.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.57GWImporting

In 15.0 GWhOut 1.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.22GWImporting

In 29.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.16GWPumping

Generated 3.3 GWhPumped 7.1 GWh

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