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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 2 November 2026

On Monday 2 November, demand averaged 33.0 GW. Renewables supplied 36%.

33.0GW AVERAGEWind10.72 GW30%Hydro0.63 GW2%Biomass3.31 GW9%Solar1.45 GW4%Gas11.78 GW33%Imports2.36 GW7%Nuclear5.09 GW14%33.0GW AVERAGE30%9%33%14%
Price
£207.29/MWh
Day average £207.29
Demand33.0GW
Generation 33.0Transfers 0.0
Fossil fuels33%
Renewables36%
Other30%
Carbon intensityModerate
147g/kWh
0Day average 147300
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Key moments

On Monday 2 November 2026, gas supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 30%. Demand peaked at 39.4 GW at 12:25. Carbon intensity averaged 147 g/kWh and the price £207.29/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.7 GW at 06:40. Solar generation peaked at 6.5 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:00 (97 g/kWh) and highest at 16:00 (187 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £175.05/MWh at 04:30 to £268.25/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 36% 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 1.454.1%Wind 10.7230.3%Gas 11.7833.3%Hydro 0.631.8%Biomass 3.319.4%Nuclear 5.0914.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.0avgGeneration 33.0avgTransfers 0.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.4GW · 12:25
Low 23.5 · 05:05Avg 33.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain100%of demand
Generation 33.0Transfers 0.0 GW
Net imports5GWh
In
55 Out
50
Zero-carbon share54%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 2%Wind 32%Solar 4%

Transfers · Mon 2 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 2 November 2026, Great Britain imported 55 GWh and exported 50 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (34 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (18 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 2 Nov
Imported
55GWh
Exported
50GWh
Net in
5GWh
Average net flow
0.22GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.19GWExporting

In 1.9 GWhOut 6.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.26GWExporting

In 4.9 GWhOut 11.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.00GWIdle

In 14.3 GWhOut 14.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.74GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 17.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.01GWImporting

In 0.2 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.25GWPumping

Generated 1.7 GWhPumped 7.7 GWh

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