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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 9 January 2025

On Thursday 9 January, demand averaged 40.2 GW. Renewables supplied 29%.

40.2GW AVERAGEWind10.57 GW25%Hydro0.50 GW1%Biomass2.52 GW6%Solar1.16 GW3%Gas18.01 GW43%Imports4.29 GW10%Nuclear4.85 GW12%40.2GW AVERAGE25%43%10%12%
Price
£106.41/MWh
Day average £106.41
Demand40.2GW
Generation 37.6Transfers 2.6
Fossil fuels43%
Renewables29%
Other28%
Carbon intensityHigh
183g/kWh
0Day average 183300
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Key moments

On Thursday 9 January 2025, gas supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 25%. Demand peaked at 47.5 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity averaged 183 g/kWh and the price £106.41/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.9 GW at 16:00. Solar generation peaked at 6.0 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 22:30 (151 g/kWh) and highest at 00:00 (207 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £72.56/MWh at 23:00 to £135.05/MWh at 09:30. Gas made 48% 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 1.162.8%Wind 10.5725.2%Gas 18.0143.0%Hydro 0.501.2%Biomass 2.526.0%Nuclear 4.8511.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 40.2avgGeneration 37.6avgTransfers 2.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand47.5GW · 10:30
Low 29.9 · 04:05Avg 40.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 37.6Transfers 2.6 GW
Net imports77GWh
In
103 Out
25
Zero-carbon share45%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 1%Wind 28%Solar 3%

Transfers · Thu 9 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 9 January 2025, Great Britain imported 103 GWh and exported 25 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (58 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (22 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 9 Jan
Imported
103GWh
Exported
25GWh
Net in
77GWh
Average net flow
3.22GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.55GWImporting

In 13.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.19GWImporting

In 8.0 GWhOut 3.4 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.41GWImporting

In 57.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.92GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 22.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.99GWImporting

In 23.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.60GWPumping

Generated 0.3 GWhPumped 14.8 GWh

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