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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 19 January 2025

On Sunday 19 January, demand averaged 34.0 GW. Renewables supplied 11%.

34.0GW AVERAGEWind3.29 GW9%Hydro0.52 GW1%Biomass3.10 GW9%Solar0.12 GW0%Gas21.02 GW60%Imports3.48 GW10%Nuclear3.51 GW10%34.0GW AVERAGE9%9%60%10%10%
Price
£117.14/MWh
Day average £117.14
Demand34.0GW
Generation 31.6Transfers 2.4
Fossil fuels60%
Renewables11%
Other29%
Carbon intensityVery high
253g/kWh
0Day average 253300
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Key moments

On Sunday 19 January 2025, gas supplied 60% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 10%. Demand peaked at 42.1 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 253 g/kWh and the price £117.14/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.4 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 0.7 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (229 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (274 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £92.46/MWh at 00:00 to £152.82/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 67% 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 0.120.4%Wind 3.299.4%Gas 21.0260.0%Hydro 0.521.5%Biomass 3.108.8%Nuclear 3.5110.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.0avgGeneration 31.6avgTransfers 2.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.1GW · 17:20
Low 25.0 · 05:35Avg 34.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 31.6Transfers 2.4 GW
Net imports60GWh
In
79 Out
19
Zero-carbon share24%of generation
Nuclear 11%Hydro 2%Wind 10%Solar 0%

Transfers · Sun 19 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 19 January 2025, Great Britain imported 79 GWh and exported 19 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (34 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (9 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 19 Jan
Imported
79GWh
Exported
19GWh
Net in
60GWh
Average net flow
2.52GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.21GWImporting

In 9.1 GWhOut 3.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.30GWImporting

In 8.1 GWhOut 0.8 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.93GWImporting

In 27.6 GWhOut 5.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.33GWExporting

In 0.7 GWhOut 8.6 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

Average0.11GWPumping

Generated 4.5 GWhPumped 7.3 GWh

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