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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 3 January 2025

On Friday 3 January, demand averaged 36.4 GW. Renewables supplied 35%.

36.4GW AVERAGEWind11.17 GW30%Hydro0.95 GW3%Biomass2.16 GW6%Solar0.98 GW3%Gas11.67 GW31%Imports5.74 GW15%Nuclear5.03 GW13%36.4GW AVERAGE30%31%15%13%
Price
£92.44/MWh
Day average £92.44
Demand36.4GW
Generation 31.9Transfers 4.4
Fossil fuels31%
Renewables35%
Other34%
Carbon intensityModerate
138g/kWh
0Day average 138300
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Key moments

On Friday 3 January 2025, gas supplied 31% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 30%. Demand peaked at 43.4 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity averaged 138 g/kWh and the price £92.44/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.9 GW at 03:30. Solar generation peaked at 5.2 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:30 (42 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (221 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £55.40/MWh at 03:30 to £137.93/MWh at 19:30. Gas made 37% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 32% across 2025.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.982.6%Wind 11.1729.6%Gas 11.6731.0%Hydro 0.952.5%Biomass 2.165.7%Nuclear 5.0313.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.4avgGeneration 31.9avgTransfers 4.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.4GW · 10:30
Low 27.0 · 05:10Avg 36.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 31.9Transfers 4.4 GW
Net imports108GWh
In
131 Out
24
Zero-carbon share57%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 3%Wind 35%Solar 3%

Transfers · Fri 3 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 3 January 2025, Great Britain imported 131 GWh and exported 24 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (46 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (22 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 3 Jan
Imported
131GWh
Exported
24GWh
Net in
108GWh
Average net flow
4.48GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.68GWImporting

In 17.3 GWhOut 0.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.42GWImporting

In 34.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.91GWImporting

In 46.3 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.93GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 22.4 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

Average0.06GWPumping

Generated 6.6 GWhPumped 8.1 GWh

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