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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 7 November 2026

On Saturday 7 November, demand averaged 30.8 GW. Renewables supplied 8%.

30.8GW AVERAGEWind1.21 GW4%Hydro0.44 GW1%Biomass3.10 GW9%Solar0.89 GW3%Gas20.60 GW61%Imports2.22 GW7%Nuclear5.13 GW15%30.8GW AVERAGE9%61%15%
Price
£201.18/MWh
Day average £201.18
Demand30.8GW
Generation 31.4Transfers −0.6
Fossil fuels61%
Renewables8%
Other31%
Carbon intensityVery high
256g/kWh
0Day average 256300
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Key moments

On Saturday 7 November 2026, gas supplied 61% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 15%. Demand peaked at 35.8 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity averaged 256 g/kWh and the price £201.18/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 1.7 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 4.1 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 11:30 (230 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (272 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £167.31/MWh at 10:30 to £245.50/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 66% 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 0.892.7%Wind 1.213.6%Gas 20.6061.4%Hydro 0.441.3%Biomass 3.109.2%Nuclear 5.1315.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.8avgGeneration 31.4avgTransfers −0.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.8GW · 10:30
Low 24.0 · 05:10Avg 30.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain102%of demand
Generation 31.4Transfers −0.6 GW
Net exports7GWh
In
50 Out
56
Zero-carbon share24%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 1%Wind 4%Solar 3%

Transfers · Sat 7 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 7 November 2026, Great Britain imported 50 GWh and exported 56 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (34 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (31 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 7 Nov
Imported
50GWh
Exported
56GWh
Net out
7GWh
Average net flow
0.28GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.14GWExporting

In 2.5 GWhOut 5.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.01GWExporting

In 3.3 GWhOut 3.6 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.24GWExporting

In 10.3 GWhOut 16.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.29GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 31.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.31GWPumping

Generated 3.6 GWhPumped 11.0 GWh

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