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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 26 January 2025

On Sunday 26 January, demand averaged 34.6 GW. Renewables supplied 51%.

34.6GW AVERAGEWind17.29 GW49%Hydro0.42 GW1%Biomass2.36 GW7%Solar0.21 GW1%Gas4.71 GW13%Imports5.99 GW17%Nuclear4.37 GW12%34.6GW AVERAGE49%13%17%12%
Price
£94.28/MWh
Day average £94.28
Demand34.6GW
Generation 29.4Transfers 5.2
Fossil fuels13%
Renewables51%
Other36%
Carbon intensityLow
69g/kWh
0Day average 69300
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Key moments

On Sunday 26 January 2025, wind supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 13%. Demand peaked at 43.7 GW at 17:15. Carbon intensity averaged 69 g/kWh and the price £94.28/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 21.3 GW at 17:25. Solar generation peaked at 1.0 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (39 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (96 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £21.55/MWh at 23:30 to £127.20/MWh at 13:30. Wind made 59% 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 0.210.6%Wind 17.2948.9%Gas 4.7113.3%Hydro 0.421.2%Biomass 2.366.7%Nuclear 4.3712.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.6avgGeneration 29.4avgTransfers 5.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.7GW · 17:15
Low 25.6 · 05:05Avg 34.60–60 GW
Made in Great Britain85%of demand
Generation 29.4Transfers 5.2 GW
Net imports131GWh
In
138 Out
8
Zero-carbon share76%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 1%Wind 59%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sun 26 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 26 January 2025, Great Britain imported 138 GWh and exported 8 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (60 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (7 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 26 Jan
Imported
138GWh
Exported
8GWh
Net in
131GWh
Average net flow
5.44GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.94GWImporting

In 22.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.92GWImporting

In 22.3 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.49GWImporting

In 59.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.31GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 7.4 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

Average0.21GWPumping

Generated 5.5 GWhPumped 10.6 GWh

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