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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 6 January 2025

On Monday 6 January, demand averaged 37.8 GW. Renewables supplied 47%.

37.8GW AVERAGEWind17.16 GW44%Hydro0.71 GW2%Biomass1.97 GW5%Solar0.38 GW1%Gas8.31 GW21%Imports5.49 GW14%Nuclear4.98 GW13%37.8GW AVERAGE44%21%14%13%
Price
£98.35/MWh
Day average £98.35
Demand37.8GW
Generation 33.5Transfers 4.3
Fossil fuels21%
Renewables47%
Other32%
Carbon intensityModerate
94g/kWh
0Day average 94300
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Key moments

On Monday 6 January 2025, wind supplied 44% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 21%. Demand peaked at 45.7 GW at 16:55. Carbon intensity averaged 94 g/kWh and the price £98.35/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 18.7 GW at 10:20. Solar generation peaked at 2.1 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:00 (42 g/kWh) and highest at 17:00 (140 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £43.08/MWh at 05:00 to £118.75/MWh at 09:30. Wind made 51% 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 0.381.0%Wind 17.1644.0%Gas 8.3121.3%Hydro 0.711.8%Biomass 1.975.0%Nuclear 4.9812.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.8avgGeneration 33.5avgTransfers 4.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.7GW · 16:55
Low 26.7 · 00:00Avg 37.80–60 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 33.5Transfers 4.3 GW
Net imports105GWh
In
126 Out
21
Zero-carbon share69%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 2%Wind 51%Solar 1%

Transfers · Mon 6 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 6 January 2025, Great Britain imported 126 GWh and exported 21 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (58 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (18 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 6 Jan
Imported
126GWh
Exported
21GWh
Net in
105GWh
Average net flow
4.38GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.97GWImporting

In 23.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.42GWImporting

In 12.9 GWhOut 2.8 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.43GWImporting

In 58.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.74GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 17.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.31GWImporting

In 31.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWPumping

Generated 6.0 GWhPumped 8.9 GWh

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