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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 7 January 2025

On Tuesday 7 January, demand averaged 39.3 GW. Renewables supplied 43%.

39.3GW AVERAGEWind15.83 GW39%Hydro0.60 GW1%Biomass2.02 GW5%Solar0.92 GW2%Gas10.74 GW26%Imports5.67 GW14%Nuclear4.97 GW12%39.3GW AVERAGE39%26%14%12%
Price
£103.79/MWh
Day average £103.79
Demand39.3GW
Generation 35.1Transfers 4.2
Fossil fuels26%
Renewables43%
Other31%
Carbon intensityModerate
116g/kWh
0Day average 116300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 7 January 2025, wind supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 26%. Demand peaked at 47.1 GW at 12:35. Carbon intensity averaged 116 g/kWh and the price £103.79/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 17.8 GW at 18:10. Solar generation peaked at 5.1 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:00 (63 g/kWh) and highest at 08:00 (155 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £54.96/MWh at 23:30 to £126.57/MWh at 09:30. Wind made 45% 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 0.922.2%Wind 15.8338.9%Gas 10.7426.4%Hydro 0.601.5%Biomass 2.024.9%Nuclear 4.9712.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 39.3avgGeneration 35.1avgTransfers 4.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand47.1GW · 12:35
Low 28.8 · 02:55Avg 39.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 35.1Transfers 4.2 GW
Net imports107GWh
In
133 Out
27
Zero-carbon share64%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 2%Wind 45%Solar 3%

Transfers · Tue 7 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 7 January 2025, Great Britain imported 133 GWh and exported 27 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (60 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (27 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 7 Jan
Imported
133GWh
Exported
27GWh
Net in
107GWh
Average net flow
4.44GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average1.00GWImporting

In 24.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.67GWImporting

In 16.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.49GWImporting

In 59.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.11GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 26.7 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

Average0.26GWPumping

Generated 2.8 GWhPumped 9.0 GWh

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