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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 25 November 2025

On Tuesday 25 November, demand averaged 37.2 GW. Renewables supplied 29%.

37.2GW AVERAGEWind9.95 GW24%Hydro0.60 GW1%Biomass3.26 GW8%Solar1.39 GW3%Gas17.31 GW42%Imports4.49 GW11%Nuclear4.11 GW10%37.2GW AVERAGE24%8%42%11%10%
Price
£91.94/MWh
Day average £91.94
Demand37.2GW
Generation 36.6Transfers 0.6
Fossil fuels42%
Renewables29%
Other29%
Carbon intensityHigh
183g/kWh
0Day average 183300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 25 November 2025, gas supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 24%. Demand peaked at 44.8 GW at 10:00. Carbon intensity averaged 183 g/kWh and the price £91.94/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 17.5 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 7.4 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:00 (94 g/kWh) and highest at 15:30 (229 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £64.48/MWh at 05:30 to £159.36/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 47% 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 1.393.4%Wind 9.9524.2%Gas 17.3142.1%Hydro 0.601.5%Biomass 3.267.9%Nuclear 4.1110.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.2avgGeneration 36.6avgTransfers 0.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.8GW · 10:00
Low 27.5 · 04:05Avg 37.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain98%of demand
Generation 36.6Transfers 0.6 GW
Net imports13GWh
In
100 Out
87
Zero-carbon share44%of generation
Nuclear 11%Hydro 2%Wind 27%Solar 4%

Transfers · Tue 25 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 25 November 2025, Great Britain imported 100 GWh and exported 87 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (78 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (33 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 25 Nov
Imported
100GWh
Exported
87GWh
Net in
13GWh
Average net flow
0.55GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.50GWImporting

In 13.6 GWhOut 1.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.95GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 22.9 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.25GWImporting

In 77.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.37GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 32.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.35GWExporting

In 4.2 GWhOut 12.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.52GWExporting

In 4.3 GWhOut 16.7 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWGenerating

Generated 7.8 GWhPumped 6.4 GWh

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