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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 10 January 2025

On Friday 10 January, demand averaged 39.5 GW. Renewables supplied 15%.

39.5GW AVERAGEWind4.57 GW11%Hydro0.59 GW1%Biomass2.48 GW6%Solar0.81 GW2%Gas20.62 GW51%Imports6.26 GW16%Nuclear4.75 GW12%39.5GW AVERAGE11%51%16%12%
Price
£113.01/MWh
Day average £113.01
Demand39.5GW
Generation 33.8Transfers 5.7
Fossil fuels51%
Renewables15%
Other34%
Carbon intensityHigh
225g/kWh
0Day average 225300
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Key moments

On Friday 10 January 2025, gas supplied 51% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 12%. Demand peaked at 47.3 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity averaged 225 g/kWh and the price £113.01/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.8 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 4.5 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:30 (163 g/kWh) and highest at 16:00 (253 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £70.30/MWh at 00:00 to £142.92/MWh at 08:00. Gas made 61% 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 0.812.0%Wind 4.5711.4%Gas 20.6251.4%Hydro 0.591.5%Biomass 2.486.2%Nuclear 4.7511.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 39.5avgGeneration 33.8avgTransfers 5.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand47.3GW · 11:00
Low 29.2 · 04:05Avg 39.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain86%of demand
Generation 33.8Transfers 5.7 GW
Net imports137GWh
In
140 Out
4
Zero-carbon share32%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 2%Wind 14%Solar 2%

Transfers · Fri 10 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 10 January 2025, Great Britain imported 140 GWh and exported 4 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (57 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 10 Jan
Imported
140GWh
Exported
4GWh
Net in
137GWh
Average net flow
5.69GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.91GWImporting

In 21.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.68GWImporting

In 16.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.37GWImporting

In 56.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.33GWImporting

In 11.8 GWhOut 3.8 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

Average0.00GWIdle

Generated 9.8 GWhPumped 9.7 GWh

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