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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 28 November 2025

On Friday 28 November, demand averaged 35.4 GW. Renewables supplied 56%.

35.4GW AVERAGEWind19.92 GW52%Hydro0.61 GW2%Biomass2.66 GW7%Solar0.94 GW2%Gas6.35 GW17%Imports3.50 GW9%Nuclear4.11 GW11%35.4GW AVERAGE52%17%9%11%
Price
£76.86/MWh
Day average £76.86
Demand35.4GW
Generation 34.6Transfers 0.9
Fossil fuels17%
Renewables56%
Other27%
Carbon intensityLow
83g/kWh
0Day average 83300
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Key moments

On Friday 28 November 2025, wind supplied 52% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 17%. Demand peaked at 42.0 GW at 12:10. Carbon intensity averaged 83 g/kWh and the price £76.86/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 21.7 GW at 13:25. Solar generation peaked at 5.3 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (62 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (104 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £49.56/MWh at 00:00 to £95.76/MWh at 18:00. 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 0.942.5%Wind 19.9252.3%Gas 6.3516.7%Hydro 0.611.6%Biomass 2.667.0%Nuclear 4.1110.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.4avgGeneration 34.6avgTransfers 0.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.0GW · 12:10
Low 26.9 · 04:25Avg 35.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain98%of demand
Generation 34.6Transfers 0.9 GW
Net imports24GWh
In
81 Out
56
Zero-carbon share74%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 2%Wind 58%Solar 3%

Transfers · Fri 28 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 28 November 2025, Great Britain imported 81 GWh and exported 56 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Denmark (29 GWh), and the most exports went to France (17 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 28 Nov
Imported
81GWh
Exported
56GWh
Net in
24GWh
Average net flow
1.02GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.54GWExporting

In 1.1 GWhOut 14.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.22GWImporting

In 29.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.02GWImporting

In 17.2 GWhOut 16.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.45GWExporting

In 2.1 GWhOut 13.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.34GWExporting

In 4.6 GWhOut 12.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.12GWImporting

In 26.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.16GWPumping

Generated 3.0 GWhPumped 6.8 GWh

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