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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 1 November 2026

On Sunday 1 November, demand averaged 29.8 GW. Renewables supplied 23%.

29.8GW AVERAGEWind5.13 GW17%Hydro0.73 GW2%Biomass3.33 GW11%Solar1.06 GW3%Gas11.38 GW37%Imports3.95 GW13%Nuclear5.12 GW17%29.8GW AVERAGE17%11%37%13%17%
Price
£214.69/MWh
Day average £214.69
Demand29.8GW
Generation 26.7Transfers 3.1
Fossil fuels37%
Renewables23%
Other40%
Carbon intensityHigh
171g/kWh
0Day average 171300
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Key moments

On Sunday 1 November 2026, gas supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 17%. Demand peaked at 36.2 GW at 12:20. Carbon intensity averaged 171 g/kWh and the price £214.69/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.6 GW at 22:00. Solar generation peaked at 4.7 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (127 g/kWh) and highest at 15:30 (192 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £183.70/MWh at 08:00 to £276.31/MWh at 16:00. Gas made 43% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 28% across 2026 so far.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.063.4%Wind 5.1316.7%Gas 11.3837.1%Hydro 0.732.4%Biomass 3.3310.8%Nuclear 5.1216.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.8avgGeneration 26.7avgTransfers 3.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.2GW · 12:20
Low 22.2 · 05:30Avg 29.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 26.7Transfers 3.1 GW
Net imports72GWh
In
93 Out
20
Zero-carbon share45%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 3%Wind 19%Solar 4%

Transfers · Sun 1 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 1 November 2026, Great Britain imported 93 GWh and exported 20 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (36 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (15 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 1 Nov
Imported
93GWh
Exported
20GWh
Net in
72GWh
Average net flow
3.01GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.28GWImporting

In 8.6 GWhOut 1.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.22GWImporting

In 6.2 GWhOut 1.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.51GWImporting

In 36.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.62GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 14.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.22GWImporting

In 8.1 GWhOut 2.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWGenerating

Generated 2.3 GWhPumped 0.7 GWh

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