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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 12 November 2026

On Thursday 12 November, demand averaged 35.7 GW. Renewables supplied 43%.

35.7GW AVERAGEWind13.84 GW37%Hydro0.26 GW1%Biomass3.09 GW8%Solar1.93 GW5%Gas8.59 GW23%Imports4.60 GW12%Nuclear5.13 GW14%35.7GW AVERAGE37%8%23%12%14%
Price
£179.73/MWh
Day average £179.73
Demand35.7GW
Generation 32.8Transfers 2.9
Fossil fuels23%
Renewables43%
Other34%
Carbon intensityModerate
118g/kWh
0Day average 118300
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Key moments

On Thursday 12 November 2026, wind supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 23%. Demand peaked at 42.4 GW at 12:25. Carbon intensity averaged 118 g/kWh and the price £179.73/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.1 GW at 12:55. Solar generation peaked at 9.3 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (87 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (152 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £150.64/MWh at 04:30 to £221.74/MWh at 19:30. Wind made 42% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 37% across 2026 so far.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.935.2%Wind 13.8437.0%Gas 8.5922.9%Hydro 0.260.7%Biomass 3.098.3%Nuclear 5.1313.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.7avgGeneration 32.8avgTransfers 2.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.4GW · 12:25
Low 27.0 · 05:05Avg 35.70–60 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 32.8Transfers 2.9 GW
Net imports74GWh
In
109 Out
35
Zero-carbon share64%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 1%Wind 42%Solar 6%

Transfers · Thu 12 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 12 November 2026, Great Britain imported 109 GWh and exported 35 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (36 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (23 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 12 Nov
Imported
109GWh
Exported
35GWh
Net in
74GWh
Average net flow
3.08GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.12GWImporting

In 8.4 GWhOut 5.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.04GWImporting

In 25.3 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.39GWImporting

In 35.8 GWhOut 2.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.97GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 23.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.35GWImporting

In 12.1 GWhOut 3.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.14GWImporting

In 27.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.18GWPumping

Generated 1.3 GWhPumped 5.7 GWh

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