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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 5 November 2026

On Thursday 5 November, demand averaged 34.1 GW. Renewables supplied 30%.

34.1GW AVERAGEWind10.08 GW27%Hydro0.46 GW1%Biomass3.29 GW9%Solar0.70 GW2%Gas15.50 GW42%Imports1.99 GW5%Nuclear5.07 GW14%34.1GW AVERAGE27%9%42%14%
Price
£199.78/MWh
Day average £199.78
Demand34.1GW
Generation 35.1Transfers −1.0
Fossil fuels42%
Renewables30%
Other28%
Carbon intensityHigh
179g/kWh
0Day average 179300
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Key moments

On Thursday 5 November 2026, gas supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 27%. Demand peaked at 41.9 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity averaged 179 g/kWh and the price £199.78/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.3 GW at 08:10. Solar generation peaked at 3.2 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:00 (124 g/kWh) and highest at 23:30 (223 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £151.39/MWh at 03:30 to £280.46/MWh at 15:00. Gas made 44% 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 0.701.9%Wind 10.0827.2%Gas 15.5041.8%Hydro 0.461.2%Biomass 3.298.9%Nuclear 5.0713.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.1avgGeneration 35.1avgTransfers −1.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.9GW · 12:00
Low 24.4 · 05:05Avg 34.10–60 GW
Made in Great Britain103%of demand
Generation 35.1Transfers −1.0 GW
Net exports25GWh
In
45 Out
69
Zero-carbon share46%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 1%Wind 29%Solar 2%

Transfers · Thu 5 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 5 November 2026, Great Britain imported 45 GWh and exported 69 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (33 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (27 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 5 Nov
Imported
45GWh
Exported
69GWh
Net out
25GWh
Average net flow
1.03GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.17GWExporting

In 3.1 GWhOut 7.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.18GWExporting

In 5.2 GWhOut 9.6 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.96GWExporting

In 3.0 GWhOut 25.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.11GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 26.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.39GWImporting

In 33.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWGenerating

Generated 3.2 GWhPumped 2.2 GWh

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