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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 27 November 2025

On Thursday 27 November, demand averaged 35.9 GW. Renewables supplied 55%.

35.9GW AVERAGEWind20.04 GW53%Hydro0.52 GW1%Biomass3.02 GW8%Solar0.25 GW1%Gas6.70 GW18%Imports3.37 GW9%Nuclear4.10 GW11%35.9GW AVERAGE53%8%18%9%11%
Price
£66.39/MWh
Day average £66.39
Demand35.9GW
Generation 34.6Transfers 1.3
Fossil fuels18%
Renewables55%
Other28%
Carbon intensityLow
87g/kWh
0Day average 87300
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Key moments

On Thursday 27 November 2025, wind supplied 53% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 18%. Demand peaked at 42.6 GW at 11:35. Carbon intensity averaged 87 g/kWh and the price £66.39/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 22.2 GW at 16:15. Solar generation peaked at 1.4 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:00 (64 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (111 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £44.40/MWh at 23:30 to £91.08/MWh at 07:30. Wind made 58% 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 0.250.7%Wind 20.0452.7%Gas 6.7017.6%Hydro 0.521.4%Biomass 3.028.0%Nuclear 4.1010.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.9avgGeneration 34.6avgTransfers 1.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.6GW · 11:35
Low 27.2 · 04:45Avg 35.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 34.6Transfers 1.3 GW
Net imports31GWh
In
74 Out
43
Zero-carbon share72%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 1%Wind 58%Solar 1%

Transfers · Thu 27 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 27 November 2025, Great Britain imported 74 GWh and exported 43 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (26 GWh), and the most exports went to Belgium (16 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 27 Nov
Imported
74GWh
Exported
43GWh
Net in
31GWh
Average net flow
1.28GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.66GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 15.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.03GWImporting

In 25.0 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.25GWImporting

In 18.4 GWhOut 12.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.15GWExporting

In 1.0 GWhOut 4.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.27GWExporting

In 3.3 GWhOut 9.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.08GWImporting

In 26.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWPumping

Generated 7.1 GWhPumped 7.6 GWh

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