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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 9 November 2026

On Monday 9 November, demand averaged 33.8 GW. Renewables supplied 7%.

33.8GW AVERAGEWind1.31 GW4%Hydro0.59 GW2%Biomass3.22 GW9%Solar0.80 GW2%Gas22.86 GW62%Imports2.70 GW7%Nuclear5.13 GW14%33.8GW AVERAGE9%62%7%14%
Price
£272.19/MWh
Day average £272.19
Demand33.8GW
Generation 33.9Transfers −0.1
Fossil fuels62%
Renewables7%
Other30%
Carbon intensityVery high
261g/kWh
0Day average 261300
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Key moments

On Monday 9 November 2026, gas supplied 62% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 14%. Demand peaked at 40.0 GW at 11:25. Carbon intensity averaged 261 g/kWh and the price £272.19/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 2.6 GW at 23:10. Solar generation peaked at 3.7 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 11:30 (232 g/kWh) and highest at 03:30 (278 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £146.06/MWh at 04:30 to £498.16/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 67% 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 0.802.2%Wind 1.313.6%Gas 22.8662.4%Hydro 0.591.6%Biomass 3.228.8%Nuclear 5.1314.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.8avgGeneration 33.9avgTransfers −0.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.0GW · 11:25
Low 25.4 · 05:05Avg 33.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain100%of demand
Generation 33.9Transfers −0.1 GW
Net exports7GWh
In
56 Out
63
Zero-carbon share23%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 2%Wind 4%Solar 2%

Transfers · Mon 9 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 9 November 2026, Great Britain imported 56 GWh and exported 63 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (33 GWh), and the most exports went to Denmark (20 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 9 Nov
Imported
56GWh
Exported
63GWh
Net out
7GWh
Average net flow
0.31GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.53GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 12.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.85GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 20.5 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.41GWImporting

In 18.4 GWhOut 8.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.05GWExporting

In 3.7 GWhOut 4.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.68GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 16.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.39GWImporting

In 33.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.16GWGenerating

Generated 9.2 GWhPumped 5.3 GWh

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