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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 22 January 2025

On Wednesday 22 January, demand averaged 36.5 GW. Renewables supplied 5%.

36.5GW AVERAGEWind0.84 GW2%Hydro0.68 GW2%Biomass3.07 GW8%Solar0.48 GW1%Gas23.37 GW62%Imports5.28 GW14%Nuclear3.93 GW10%36.5GW AVERAGE8%62%14%10%
Price
£155.82/MWh
Day average £155.82
Demand36.5GW
Generation 32.4Transfers 4.1
Fossil fuels62%
Renewables5%
Other33%
Carbon intensityVery high
265g/kWh
0Day average 265300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 22 January 2025, gas supplied 62% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 10%. Demand peaked at 42.9 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 265 g/kWh and the price £155.82/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.2 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 2.9 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (220 g/kWh) and highest at 06:00 (293 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £90.38/MWh at 03:30 to £272.58/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 72% 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 0.481.3%Wind 0.842.2%Gas 23.3762.1%Hydro 0.681.8%Biomass 3.078.2%Nuclear 3.9310.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.5avgGeneration 32.4avgTransfers 4.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.9GW · 12:30
Low 27.0 · 04:05Avg 36.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 32.4Transfers 4.1 GW
Net imports93GWh
In
110 Out
16
Zero-carbon share18%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 2%Wind 3%Solar 1%

Transfers · Wed 22 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 22 January 2025, Great Britain imported 110 GWh and exported 16 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (45 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (11 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 22 Jan
Imported
110GWh
Exported
16GWh
Net in
93GWh
Average net flow
3.88GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.54GWImporting

In 16.9 GWhOut 3.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.47GWImporting

In 12.6 GWhOut 1.4 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.89GWImporting

In 45.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.39GWExporting

In 1.5 GWhOut 10.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.38GWImporting

In 33.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.20GWGenerating

Generated 17.3 GWhPumped 12.6 GWh

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