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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 27 January 2025

On Monday 27 January, demand averaged 37.0 GW. Renewables supplied 47%.

37.0GW AVERAGEWind16.27 GW43%Hydro0.50 GW1%Biomass2.39 GW6%Solar0.90 GW2%Gas6.58 GW17%Imports6.40 GW17%Nuclear4.59 GW12%37.0GW AVERAGE43%17%17%12%
Price
£80.64/MWh
Day average £80.64
Demand37.0GW
Generation 31.2Transfers 5.7
Fossil fuels17%
Renewables47%
Other36%
Carbon intensityLow
87g/kWh
0Day average 87300
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Key moments

On Monday 27 January 2025, wind supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 17%. Demand peaked at 44.8 GW at 17:30. Carbon intensity averaged 87 g/kWh and the price £80.64/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 18.1 GW at 00:05. Solar generation peaked at 4.9 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:30 (40 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (125 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £19.52/MWh at 00:00 to £124.03/MWh at 07:30. Wind made 52% 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 0.902.4%Wind 16.2743.2%Gas 6.5817.5%Hydro 0.501.3%Biomass 2.396.4%Nuclear 4.5912.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.0avgGeneration 31.2avgTransfers 5.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.8GW · 17:30
Low 25.2 · 04:35Avg 37.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain84%of demand
Generation 31.2Transfers 5.7 GW
Net imports140GWh
In
149 Out
9
Zero-carbon share71%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 2%Wind 52%Solar 3%

Transfers · Mon 27 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 27 January 2025, Great Britain imported 149 GWh and exported 9 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (57 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (8 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 27 Jan
Imported
149GWh
Exported
9GWh
Net in
140GWh
Average net flow
5.85GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.96GWImporting

In 22.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.14GWImporting

In 27.9 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.39GWImporting

In 57.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.32GWExporting

In 0.3 GWhOut 8.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.30GWImporting

In 7.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWPumping

Generated 4.7 GWhPumped 7.5 GWh

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