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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 8 January 2025

On Wednesday 8 January, demand averaged 38.7 GW. Renewables supplied 20%.

38.7GW AVERAGEWind7.12 GW18%Hydro0.71 GW2%Biomass2.33 GW6%Solar0.26 GW1%Gas18.44 GW46%Imports6.02 GW15%Nuclear4.96 GW12%38.7GW AVERAGE18%46%15%12%
Price
£336.47/MWh
Day average £336.47
Demand38.7GW
Generation 33.8Transfers 4.9
Fossil fuels46%
Renewables20%
Other33%
Carbon intensityHigh
199g/kWh
0Day average 199300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 8 January 2025, gas supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 18%. Demand peaked at 44.9 GW at 18:10. Carbon intensity averaged 199 g/kWh and the price £336.47/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.1 GW at 00:15. Solar generation peaked at 1.5 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:30 (84 g/kWh) and highest at 15:30 (249 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £51.71/MWh at 03:00 to £1352.90/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 55% 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 0.260.7%Wind 7.1217.9%Gas 18.4446.3%Hydro 0.711.8%Biomass 2.335.8%Nuclear 4.9612.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 38.7avgGeneration 33.8avgTransfers 4.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.9GW · 18:10
Low 28.7 · 04:35Avg 38.70–60 GW
Made in Great Britain87%of demand
Generation 33.8Transfers 4.9 GW
Net imports108GWh
In
128 Out
19
Zero-carbon share39%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 2%Wind 21%Solar 1%

Transfers · Wed 8 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 8 January 2025, Great Britain imported 128 GWh and exported 19 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (54 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (19 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 8 Jan
Imported
128GWh
Exported
19GWh
Net in
108GWh
Average net flow
4.50GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.91GWImporting

In 22.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.74GWImporting

In 17.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.26GWImporting

In 54.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.81GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 19.5 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

Average0.36GWGenerating

Generated 17.0 GWhPumped 8.5 GWh

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