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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 5 January 2025

On Sunday 5 January, demand averaged 33.6 GW. Renewables supplied 38%.

33.6GW AVERAGEWind12.37 GW36%Hydro0.75 GW2%Biomass2.28 GW7%Solar0.09 GW0%Gas7.77 GW23%Imports6.21 GW18%Nuclear4.99 GW14%33.6GW AVERAGE36%23%18%14%
Price
£110.71/MWh
Day average £110.71
Demand33.6GW
Generation 28.3Transfers 5.4
Fossil fuels23%
Renewables38%
Other39%
Carbon intensityLow
102g/kWh
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Key moments

On Sunday 5 January 2025, wind supplied 36% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 23%. Demand peaked at 41.4 GW at 17:30. Carbon intensity averaged 102 g/kWh and the price £110.71/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.5 GW at 23:10. Solar generation peaked at 0.6 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 22:30 (42 g/kWh) and highest at 16:00 (169 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £69.63/MWh at 23:30 to £141.27/MWh at 17:30. Wind made 44% 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 0.090.3%Wind 12.3735.9%Gas 7.7722.6%Hydro 0.752.2%Biomass 2.286.6%Nuclear 4.9914.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.6avgGeneration 28.3avgTransfers 5.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.4GW · 17:30
Low 25.7 · 05:15Avg 33.60–60 GW
Made in Great Britain84%of demand
Generation 28.3Transfers 5.4 GW
Net imports132GWh
In
143 Out
12
Zero-carbon share64%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 3%Wind 44%Solar 0%

Transfers · Sun 5 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 5 January 2025, Great Britain imported 143 GWh and exported 12 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (60 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (11 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 5 Jan
Imported
143GWh
Exported
12GWh
Net in
132GWh
Average net flow
5.49GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.86GWImporting

In 20.8 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.22GWImporting

In 29.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.49GWImporting

In 59.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.47GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 11.4 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

Average0.14GWPumping

Generated 5.6 GWhPumped 8.9 GWh

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