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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 4 November 2026

On Wednesday 4 November, demand averaged 34.1 GW. Renewables supplied 32%.

34.1GW AVERAGEWind10.42 GW28%Hydro0.44 GW1%Biomass3.29 GW9%Solar0.90 GW2%Gas14.48 GW40%Imports1.96 GW5%Nuclear5.13 GW14%34.1GW AVERAGE28%9%40%14%
Price
£194.42/MWh
Day average £194.42
Demand34.1GW
Generation 34.7Transfers −0.6
Fossil fuels40%
Renewables32%
Other28%
Carbon intensityModerate
169g/kWh
0Day average 169300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 4 November 2026, gas supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 28%. Demand peaked at 40.8 GW at 12:05. Carbon intensity averaged 169 g/kWh and the price £194.42/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.7 GW at 19:50. Solar generation peaked at 4.0 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (141 g/kWh) and highest at 16:00 (197 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £164.57/MWh at 04:00 to £242.93/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 42% 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 0.902.5%Wind 10.4228.5%Gas 14.4839.5%Hydro 0.441.2%Biomass 3.299.0%Nuclear 5.1314.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.1avgGeneration 34.7avgTransfers −0.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.8GW · 12:05
Low 24.2 · 05:00Avg 34.10–60 GW
Made in Great Britain102%of demand
Generation 34.7Transfers −0.6 GW
Net exports13GWh
In
46 Out
59
Zero-carbon share49%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 1%Wind 30%Solar 3%

Transfers · Wed 4 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 4 November 2026, Great Britain imported 46 GWh and exported 59 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (33 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (29 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 4 Nov
Imported
46GWh
Exported
59GWh
Net out
13GWh
Average net flow
0.56GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.29GWImporting

In 8.6 GWhOut 1.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.56GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 13.4 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.47GWExporting

In 4.4 GWhOut 15.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.19GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 28.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.37GWImporting

In 32.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWGenerating

Generated 1.2 GWhPumped 1.0 GWh

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