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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 28 January 2025

On Tuesday 28 January, demand averaged 36.2 GW. Renewables supplied 40%.

36.2GW AVERAGEWind14.05 GW38%Hydro0.48 GW1%Biomass2.65 GW7%Solar0.39 GW1%Gas8.90 GW24%Imports6.16 GW17%Nuclear4.66 GW13%36.2GW AVERAGE38%7%24%17%13%
Price
£86.13/MWh
Day average £86.13
Demand36.2GW
Generation 31.1Transfers 5.1
Fossil fuels24%
Renewables40%
Other36%
Carbon intensityModerate
112g/kWh
0Day average 112300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 28 January 2025, wind supplied 38% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 24%. Demand peaked at 42.9 GW at 17:05. Carbon intensity averaged 112 g/kWh and the price £86.13/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.5 GW at 06:35. Solar generation peaked at 1.9 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:30 (47 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (169 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £9.76/MWh at 05:00 to £118.32/MWh at 16:30. Wind made 45% 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 0.391.0%Wind 14.0537.7%Gas 8.9023.9%Hydro 0.481.3%Biomass 2.657.1%Nuclear 4.6612.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.2avgGeneration 31.1avgTransfers 5.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.9GW · 17:05
Low 25.5 · 04:30Avg 36.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain86%of demand
Generation 31.1Transfers 5.1 GW
Net imports125GWh
In
141 Out
16
Zero-carbon share63%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 2%Wind 45%Solar 1%

Transfers · Tue 28 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 28 January 2025, Great Britain imported 141 GWh and exported 16 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (60 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (12 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 28 Jan
Imported
141GWh
Exported
16GWh
Net in
125GWh
Average net flow
5.19GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.86GWImporting

In 21.1 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.47GWImporting

In 13.6 GWhOut 2.3 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.49GWImporting

In 59.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.50GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 11.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.46GWImporting

In 12.7 GWhOut 1.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWPumping

Generated 7.2 GWhPumped 9.2 GWh

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