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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 11 November 2026

On Wednesday 11 November, demand averaged 34.3 GW. Renewables supplied 18%.

34.3GW AVERAGEWind5.54 GW15%Hydro0.39 GW1%Biomass3.23 GW9%Solar0.70 GW2%Gas19.08 GW51%Imports3.08 GW8%Nuclear5.11 GW14%34.3GW AVERAGE15%9%51%8%14%
Price
£202.46/MWh
Day average £202.46
Demand34.3GW
Generation 34.0Transfers 0.3
Fossil fuels51%
Renewables18%
Other31%
Carbon intensityHigh
215g/kWh
0Day average 215300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 11 November 2026, gas supplied 51% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 15%. Demand peaked at 40.2 GW at 12:05. Carbon intensity averaged 215 g/kWh and the price £202.46/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.5 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 3.8 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (136 g/kWh) and highest at 06:00 (239 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £145.39/MWh at 05:30 to £257.52/MWh at 15:30. Gas made 56% 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 5.5414.9%Gas 19.0851.4%Hydro 0.391.0%Biomass 3.238.7%Nuclear 5.1113.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.3avgGeneration 34.0avgTransfers 0.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.2GW · 12:05
Low 25.8 · 05:20Avg 34.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain99%of demand
Generation 34.0Transfers 0.3 GW
Net imports5GWh
In
66 Out
61
Zero-carbon share34%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 1%Wind 16%Solar 2%

Transfers · Wed 11 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 11 November 2026, Great Britain imported 66 GWh and exported 61 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (40 GWh), and the most exports went to Denmark (21 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 11 Nov
Imported
66GWh
Exported
61GWh
Net in
5GWh
Average net flow
0.21GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.58GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 14.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.84GWExporting

In 0.5 GWhOut 20.6 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.67GWImporting

In 40.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.54GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 13.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.55GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 13.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.04GWImporting

In 25.4 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWGenerating

Generated 7.8 GWhPumped 6.4 GWh

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