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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 16 January 2025

On Thursday 16 January, demand averaged 36.3 GW. Renewables supplied 28%.

36.3GW AVERAGEWind9.56 GW25%Hydro0.48 GW1%Biomass2.35 GW6%Solar0.67 GW2%Gas19.44 GW51%Imports2.16 GW6%Nuclear3.52 GW9%36.3GW AVERAGE25%51%9%
Price
£110.71/MWh
Day average £110.71
Demand36.3GW
Generation 36.0Transfers 0.3
Fossil fuels51%
Renewables28%
Other21%
Carbon intensityHigh
211g/kWh
0Day average 211300
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Key moments

On Thursday 16 January 2025, gas supplied 51% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 25%. Demand peaked at 42.9 GW at 17:40. Carbon intensity averaged 211 g/kWh and the price £110.71/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.0 GW at 21:50. Solar generation peaked at 3.5 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (160 g/kWh) and highest at 07:30 (240 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £88.92/MWh at 23:30 to £140.73/MWh at 08:30. Gas made 54% 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 0.671.7%Wind 9.5625.0%Gas 19.4450.9%Hydro 0.481.3%Biomass 2.356.2%Nuclear 3.529.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.3avgGeneration 36.0avgTransfers 0.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.9GW · 17:40
Low 26.3 · 04:25Avg 36.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain99%of demand
Generation 36.0Transfers 0.3 GW
Net imports4GWh
In
44 Out
40
Zero-carbon share39%of generation
Nuclear 10%Hydro 1%Wind 27%Solar 2%

Transfers · Thu 16 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 16 January 2025, Great Britain imported 44 GWh and exported 40 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (31 GWh), and the most exports went to France (21 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 16 Jan
Imported
44GWh
Exported
40GWh
Net in
4GWh
Average net flow
0.16GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.67GWExporting

In 0.3 GWhOut 16.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.30GWImporting

In 8.1 GWhOut 1.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.78GWExporting

In 1.7 GWhOut 20.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.04GWImporting

In 3.0 GWhOut 2.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.28GWImporting

In 30.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.16GWGenerating

Generated 7.8 GWhPumped 3.9 GWh

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