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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 2 January 2025

On Thursday 2 January, demand averaged 34.8 GW. Renewables supplied 38%.

34.8GW AVERAGEWind11.69 GW33%Hydro0.92 GW3%Biomass1.91 GW5%Solar1.04 GW3%Gas9.20 GW26%Imports6.01 GW17%Nuclear5.05 GW14%34.8GW AVERAGE33%26%17%14%
Price
£107.71/MWh
Day average £107.71
Demand34.8GW
Generation 29.8Transfers 4.9
Fossil fuels26%
Renewables38%
Other36%
Carbon intensityModerate
113g/kWh
0Day average 113300
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Key moments

On Thursday 2 January 2025, wind supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 26%. Demand peaked at 43.6 GW at 18:10. Carbon intensity averaged 113 g/kWh and the price £107.71/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.4 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 5.6 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:30 (56 g/kWh) and highest at 16:00 (160 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £77.61/MWh at 23:30 to £137.73/MWh at 17:30. Wind made 39% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 35% across 2025.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.042.9%Wind 11.6932.6%Gas 9.2025.7%Hydro 0.922.6%Biomass 1.915.3%Nuclear 5.0514.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.8avgGeneration 29.8avgTransfers 4.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.6GW · 18:10
Low 24.2 · 03:15Avg 34.80–60 GW
Made in Great Britain86%of demand
Generation 29.8Transfers 4.9 GW
Net imports115GWh
In
137 Out
22
Zero-carbon share63%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 3%Wind 39%Solar 3%

Transfers · Thu 2 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 2 January 2025, Great Britain imported 137 GWh and exported 22 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (55 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (21 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 2 Jan
Imported
137GWh
Exported
22GWh
Net in
115GWh
Average net flow
4.78GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.67GWImporting

In 16.9 GWhOut 1.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.30GWImporting

In 31.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.30GWImporting

In 55.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.88GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 21.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.15GWGenerating

Generated 7.3 GWhPumped 3.7 GWh

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