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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 13 November 2026

On Friday 13 November, demand averaged 36.0 GW. Renewables supplied 30%.

36.0GW AVERAGEWind9.54 GW26%Hydro0.33 GW1%Biomass3.00 GW8%Solar1.31 GW4%Gas10.31 GW28%Imports7.76 GW21%Nuclear5.13 GW14%36.0GW AVERAGE26%8%28%21%14%
Price
£215.66/MWh
Day average £215.66
Demand36.0GW
Generation 29.6Transfers 6.4
Fossil fuels28%
Renewables30%
Other43%
Carbon intensityModerate
145g/kWh
0Day average 145300
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Key moments

On Friday 13 November 2026, gas supplied 28% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 26%. Demand peaked at 41.0 GW at 12:25. Carbon intensity averaged 145 g/kWh and the price £215.66/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.8 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 6.1 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:00 (86 g/kWh) and highest at 17:30 (202 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £180.81/MWh at 23:00 to £273.35/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 35% 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 1.313.5%Wind 9.5425.5%Gas 10.3127.6%Hydro 0.330.9%Biomass 3.008.0%Nuclear 5.1313.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.0avgGeneration 29.6avgTransfers 6.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.0GW · 12:25
Low 30.0 · 23:50Avg 36.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain82%of demand
Generation 29.6Transfers 6.4 GW
Net imports152GWh
In
182 Out
30
Zero-carbon share55%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 32%Solar 4%

Transfers · Fri 13 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 13 November 2026, Great Britain imported 182 GWh and exported 30 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (72 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (30 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 13 Nov
Imported
182GWh
Exported
30GWh
Net in
152GWh
Average net flow
6.32GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.86GWImporting

In 20.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.43GWImporting

In 34.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.98GWImporting

In 71.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.26GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 30.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.91GWImporting

In 21.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWGenerating

Generated 4.6 GWhPumped 2.9 GWh

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