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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 24 January 2025

On Friday 24 January, demand averaged 36.8 GW. Renewables supplied 50%.

36.8GW AVERAGEWind17.69 GW47%Hydro0.44 GW1%Biomass2.29 GW6%Solar0.93 GW2%Gas6.89 GW18%Imports5.45 GW14%Nuclear4.13 GW11%36.8GW AVERAGE47%18%14%11%
Price
£86.11/MWh
Day average £86.11
Demand36.8GW
Generation 32.4Transfers 4.4
Fossil fuels18%
Renewables50%
Other31%
Carbon intensityLow
86g/kWh
0Day average 86300
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Key moments

On Friday 24 January 2025, wind supplied 47% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 18%. Demand peaked at 43.1 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity averaged 86 g/kWh and the price £86.11/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 21.2 GW at 03:10. Solar generation peaked at 5.0 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:00 (39 g/kWh) and highest at 17:00 (125 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £6.32/MWh at 04:30 to £123.40/MWh at 18:30. Wind made 55% 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 0.932.5%Wind 17.6946.8%Gas 6.8918.2%Hydro 0.441.2%Biomass 2.296.1%Nuclear 4.1310.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.8avgGeneration 32.4avgTransfers 4.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.1GW · 11:30
Low 27.6 · 04:05Avg 36.80–60 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 32.4Transfers 4.4 GW
Net imports114GWh
In
127 Out
13
Zero-carbon share72%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 1%Wind 55%Solar 3%

Transfers · Fri 24 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 24 January 2025, Great Britain imported 127 GWh and exported 13 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (45 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (11 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 24 Jan
Imported
127GWh
Exported
13GWh
Net in
114GWh
Average net flow
4.75GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.70GWImporting

In 18.1 GWhOut 1.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.27GWImporting

In 30.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.84GWImporting

In 44.6 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.46GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 11.0 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

Average0.36GWPumping

Generated 4.2 GWhPumped 13.0 GWh

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