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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 23 January 2025

On Thursday 23 January, demand averaged 37.9 GW. Renewables supplied 34%.

37.9GW AVERAGEWind12.40 GW32%Hydro0.58 GW1%Biomass2.42 GW6%Solar0.35 GW1%Gas13.88 GW36%Imports5.19 GW13%Nuclear4.09 GW11%37.9GW AVERAGE32%36%13%11%
Price
£112.99/MWh
Day average £112.99
Demand37.9GW
Generation 33.7Transfers 4.2
Fossil fuels36%
Renewables34%
Other30%
Carbon intensityModerate
157g/kWh
0Day average 157300
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Key moments

On Thursday 23 January 2025, gas supplied 36% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 32%. Demand peaked at 45.3 GW at 13:35. Carbon intensity averaged 157 g/kWh and the price £112.99/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 18.6 GW at 15:25. Solar generation peaked at 2.1 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (46 g/kWh) and highest at 00:00 (221 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £70.06/MWh at 23:30 to £138.59/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 41% 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 0.350.9%Wind 12.4031.9%Gas 13.8835.7%Hydro 0.581.5%Biomass 2.426.2%Nuclear 4.0910.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.9avgGeneration 33.7avgTransfers 4.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.3GW · 13:35
Low 27.8 · 05:00Avg 37.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 33.7Transfers 4.2 GW
Net imports103GWh
In
119 Out
16
Zero-carbon share52%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 2%Wind 37%Solar 1%

Transfers · Thu 23 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 23 January 2025, Great Britain imported 119 GWh and exported 16 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (44 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (15 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 23 Jan
Imported
119GWh
Exported
16GWh
Net in
103GWh
Average net flow
4.30GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.81GWImporting

In 20.4 GWhOut 1.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.79GWImporting

In 19.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.83GWImporting

In 43.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.52GWExporting

In 1.9 GWhOut 14.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.39GWImporting

In 33.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWPumping

Generated 5.9 GWhPumped 7.4 GWh

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