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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 13 January 2025

On Monday 13 January, demand averaged 39.0 GW. Renewables supplied 42%.

39.0GW AVERAGEWind16.59 GW40%Hydro0.47 GW1%Biomass2.37 GW6%Solar0.48 GW1%Gas14.61 GW35%Imports2.37 GW6%Nuclear4.37 GW11%39.0GW AVERAGE40%35%11%
Price
£96.97/MWh
Day average £96.97
Demand39.0GW
Generation 38.9Transfers 0.1
Fossil fuels35%
Renewables42%
Other22%
Carbon intensityModerate
149g/kWh
0Day average 149300
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Key moments

On Monday 13 January 2025, wind supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 35%. Demand peaked at 46.6 GW at 16:55. Carbon intensity averaged 149 g/kWh and the price £96.97/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 18.6 GW at 11:45. Solar generation peaked at 2.5 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (110 g/kWh) and highest at 07:30 (180 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £78.12/MWh at 02:30 to £126.09/MWh at 17:30. Wind made 43% 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 0.481.2%Wind 16.5940.2%Gas 14.6135.4%Hydro 0.471.1%Biomass 2.375.7%Nuclear 4.3710.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 39.0avgGeneration 38.9avgTransfers 0.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.6GW · 16:55
Low 27.9 · 04:05Avg 39.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain100%of demand
Generation 38.9Transfers 0.1 GW
Net imports9GWh
In
55 Out
45
Zero-carbon share56%of generation
Nuclear 11%Hydro 1%Wind 43%Solar 1%

Transfers · Mon 13 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 13 January 2025, Great Britain imported 55 GWh and exported 45 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (34 GWh), and the most exports went to France (23 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 13 Jan
Imported
55GWh
Exported
45GWh
Net in
9GWh
Average net flow
0.38GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.64GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 15.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.31GWImporting

In 9.3 GWhOut 1.9 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.76GWExporting

In 5.2 GWhOut 23.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.07GWImporting

In 6.5 GWhOut 4.8 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

Average0.23GWPumping

Generated 2.4 GWhPumped 8.0 GWh

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