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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 26 November 2025

On Wednesday 26 November, demand averaged 38.4 GW. Renewables supplied 33%.

38.4GW AVERAGEWind12.21 GW29%Hydro0.56 GW1%Biomass3.19 GW8%Solar1.11 GW3%Gas18.52 GW44%Imports2.74 GW6%Nuclear4.12 GW10%38.4GW AVERAGE29%8%44%10%
Price
£86.14/MWh
Day average £86.14
Demand38.4GW
Generation 39.7Transfers −1.3
Fossil fuels44%
Renewables33%
Other24%
Carbon intensityHigh
183g/kWh
0Day average 183300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 26 November 2025, gas supplied 44% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 29%. Demand peaked at 46.5 GW at 11:15. Carbon intensity averaged 183 g/kWh and the price £86.14/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 19.1 GW at 22:00. Solar generation peaked at 6.1 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (75 g/kWh) and highest at 06:00 (233 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £59.27/MWh at 23:30 to £122.45/MWh at 08:30. 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 1.112.6%Wind 12.2128.8%Gas 18.5243.6%Hydro 0.561.3%Biomass 3.197.5%Nuclear 4.129.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 38.4avgGeneration 39.7avgTransfers −1.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.5GW · 11:15
Low 28.7 · 05:05Avg 38.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain103%of demand
Generation 39.7Transfers −1.3 GW
Net exports27GWh
In
62 Out
89
Zero-carbon share45%of generation
Nuclear 10%Hydro 1%Wind 31%Solar 3%

Transfers · Wed 26 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 26 November 2025, Great Britain imported 62 GWh and exported 89 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (54 GWh), and the most exports went to Denmark (24 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 26 Nov
Imported
62GWh
Exported
89GWh
Net out
27GWh
Average net flow
1.12GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.42GWExporting

In 0.4 GWhOut 10.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.01GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 24.2 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.25GWImporting

In 54.3 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.54GWExporting

In 1.1 GWhOut 14.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.85GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 20.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.55GWExporting

In 6.0 GWhOut 19.1 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.16GWPumping

Generated 4.0 GWhPumped 7.8 GWh

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