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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 30 November 2025

On Sunday 30 November, demand averaged 33.5 GW. Renewables supplied 46%.

33.5GW AVERAGEWind14.13 GW40%Hydro0.78 GW2%Biomass3.06 GW9%Solar1.36 GW4%Gas5.81 GW17%Imports5.84 GW17%Nuclear4.15 GW12%33.5GW AVERAGE40%9%17%17%12%
Price
£67.60/MWh
Day average £67.60
Demand33.5GW
Generation 29.3Transfers 4.2
Fossil fuels17%
Renewables46%
Other37%
Carbon intensityLow
90g/kWh
0Day average 90300
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Key moments

On Sunday 30 November 2025, wind supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 17%. Demand peaked at 41.5 GW at 17:40. Carbon intensity averaged 90 g/kWh and the price £67.60/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 19.9 GW at 23:45. Solar generation peaked at 7.2 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:30 (38 g/kWh) and highest at 15:30 (168 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £22.77/MWh at 23:30 to £102.05/MWh at 17:30. Wind made 48% 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 1.363.9%Wind 14.1340.2%Gas 5.8116.5%Hydro 0.782.2%Biomass 3.068.7%Nuclear 4.1511.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.5avgGeneration 29.3avgTransfers 4.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.5GW · 17:40
Low 26.0 · 05:35Avg 33.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain87%of demand
Generation 29.3Transfers 4.2 GW
Net imports103GWh
In
133 Out
30
Zero-carbon share70%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 3%Wind 48%Solar 5%

Transfers · Sun 30 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 30 November 2025, Great Britain imported 133 GWh and exported 30 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (52 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (21 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 30 Nov
Imported
133GWh
Exported
30GWh
Net in
103GWh
Average net flow
4.28GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.27GWImporting

In 9.4 GWhOut 3.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.28GWImporting

In 30.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.13GWImporting

In 52.4 GWhOut 1.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.79GWExporting

In 2.0 GWhOut 20.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.27GWImporting

In 11.4 GWhOut 4.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.12GWImporting

In 26.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWPumping

Generated 7.1 GWhPumped 8.3 GWh

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