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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 29 November 2025

On Saturday 29 November, demand averaged 32.6 GW. Renewables supplied 48%.

32.6GW AVERAGEWind15.25 GW45%Hydro0.70 GW2%Biomass3.11 GW9%Solar0.41 GW1%Gas4.54 GW13%Imports5.93 GW17%Nuclear4.14 GW12%32.6GW AVERAGE45%9%13%17%12%
Price
£64.65/MWh
Day average £64.65
Demand32.6GW
Generation 28.1Transfers 4.4
Fossil fuels13%
Renewables48%
Other39%
Carbon intensityLow
77g/kWh
0Day average 77300
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Key moments

On Saturday 29 November 2025, wind supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 13%. Demand peaked at 39.5 GW at 18:00. Carbon intensity averaged 77 g/kWh and the price £64.65/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 18.5 GW at 21:45. Solar generation peaked at 2.3 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 22:00 (51 g/kWh) and highest at 17:30 (106 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £33.20/MWh at 04:30 to £78.72/MWh at 16:00. Wind made 54% 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 0.411.2%Wind 15.2544.7%Gas 4.5413.3%Hydro 0.702.1%Biomass 3.119.1%Nuclear 4.1412.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.6avgGeneration 28.1avgTransfers 4.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.5GW · 18:00
Low 24.3 · 05:10Avg 32.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain86%of demand
Generation 28.1Transfers 4.4 GW
Net imports104GWh
In
137 Out
33
Zero-carbon share73%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 2%Wind 54%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sat 29 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 29 November 2025, Great Britain imported 137 GWh and exported 33 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (55 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (30 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 29 Nov
Imported
137GWh
Exported
33GWh
Net in
104GWh
Average net flow
4.32GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.50GWImporting

In 12.5 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.22GWImporting

In 29.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.26GWImporting

In 55.0 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.26GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 30.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.22GWImporting

In 7.3 GWhOut 2.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.38GWImporting

In 33.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWGenerating

Generated 5.4 GWhPumped 3.2 GWh

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