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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 3 November 2026

On Tuesday 3 November, demand averaged 33.5 GW. Renewables supplied 32%.

33.5GW AVERAGEWind9.56 GW27%Hydro0.52 GW1%Biomass3.18 GW9%Solar1.23 GW3%Gas13.78 GW39%Imports2.31 GW6%Nuclear5.13 GW14%33.5GW AVERAGE27%9%39%14%
Price
£197.66/MWh
Day average £197.66
Demand33.5GW
Generation 33.4Transfers 0.1
Fossil fuels39%
Renewables32%
Other30%
Carbon intensityModerate
166g/kWh
0Day average 166300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 3 November 2026, gas supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 27%. Demand peaked at 39.9 GW at 11:20. Carbon intensity averaged 166 g/kWh and the price £197.66/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.6 GW at 21:05. Solar generation peaked at 5.5 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:30 (120 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (205 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £160.68/MWh at 04:30 to £249.59/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 41% 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 1.233.4%Wind 9.5626.8%Gas 13.7838.6%Hydro 0.521.5%Biomass 3.188.9%Nuclear 5.1314.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.5avgGeneration 33.4avgTransfers 0.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.9GW · 11:20
Low 24.1 · 05:10Avg 33.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain100%of demand
Generation 33.4Transfers 0.1 GW
Net imports4GWh
In
53 Out
49
Zero-carbon share49%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 2%Wind 29%Solar 4%

Transfers · Tue 3 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 3 November 2026, Great Britain imported 53 GWh and exported 49 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (31 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (19 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 3 Nov
Imported
53GWh
Exported
49GWh
Net in
4GWh
Average net flow
0.17GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.17GWImporting

In 5.9 GWhOut 1.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.65GWExporting

In 1.4 GWhOut 17.1 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.13GWImporting

In 14.9 GWhOut 11.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.77GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 18.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.30GWImporting

In 31.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWPumping

Generated 2.2 GWhPumped 4.6 GWh

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