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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 8 November 2026

On Sunday 8 November, demand averaged 30.6 GW. Renewables supplied 5%.

30.6GW AVERAGEWind0.77 GW2%Hydro0.39 GW1%Biomass2.96 GW9%Solar0.65 GW2%Gas20.68 GW63%Imports2.34 GW7%Nuclear5.13 GW16%30.6GW AVERAGE9%63%7%16%
Price
£204.16/MWh
Day average £204.16
Demand30.6GW
Generation 30.6Transfers 0.0
Fossil fuels63%
Renewables5%
Other32%
Carbon intensityVery high
260g/kWh
0Day average 260300
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Key moments

On Sunday 8 November 2026, gas supplied 63% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 36.1 GW at 17:05. Carbon intensity averaged 260 g/kWh and the price £204.16/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 1.3 GW at 16:20. Solar generation peaked at 2.9 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 11:30 (224 g/kWh) and highest at 22:30 (278 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £173.75/MWh at 04:30 to £262.04/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 68% 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 0.652.0%Wind 0.772.3%Gas 20.6862.8%Hydro 0.391.2%Biomass 2.969.0%Nuclear 5.1315.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.6avgGeneration 30.6avgTransfers 0.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.1GW · 17:05
Low 23.7 · 05:50Avg 30.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain100%of demand
Generation 30.6Transfers 0.0 GW
Net imports2GWh
In
53 Out
50
Zero-carbon share23%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 3%Solar 2%

Transfers · Sun 8 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 8 November 2026, Great Britain imported 53 GWh and exported 50 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (34 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (30 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 8 Nov
Imported
53GWh
Exported
50GWh
Net in
2GWh
Average net flow
0.10GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.02GWExporting

In 3.4 GWhOut 3.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.04GWExporting

In 1.7 GWhOut 2.6 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.05GWImporting

In 13.3 GWhOut 12.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.25GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 29.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.04GWExporting

In 0.6 GWhOut 1.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.11GWPumping

Generated 3.4 GWhPumped 6.1 GWh

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