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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 30 January 2025

On Thursday 30 January, demand averaged 36.6 GW. Renewables supplied 31%.

36.6GW AVERAGEWind9.64 GW25%Hydro0.47 GW1%Biomass2.43 GW6%Solar1.71 GW4%Gas13.99 GW37%Imports5.62 GW15%Nuclear4.20 GW11%36.6GW AVERAGE25%37%15%11%
Price
£112.67/MWh
Day average £112.67
Demand36.6GW
Generation 32.4Transfers 4.1
Fossil fuels37%
Renewables31%
Other32%
Carbon intensityHigh
167g/kWh
0Day average 167300
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Key moments

On Thursday 30 January 2025, gas supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 25%. Demand peaked at 44.1 GW at 11:05. Carbon intensity averaged 167 g/kWh and the price £112.67/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.4 GW at 01:55. Solar generation peaked at 8.2 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:30 (76 g/kWh) and highest at 18:30 (237 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £80.16/MWh at 04:30 to £165.20/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 43% 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 1.714.5%Wind 9.6425.3%Gas 13.9936.8%Hydro 0.471.2%Biomass 2.436.4%Nuclear 4.2011.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.6avgGeneration 32.4avgTransfers 4.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.1GW · 11:05
Low 27.4 · 04:00Avg 36.60–60 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 32.4Transfers 4.1 GW
Net imports102GWh
In
128 Out
25
Zero-carbon share49%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 1%Wind 30%Solar 5%

Transfers · Thu 30 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 30 January 2025, Great Britain imported 128 GWh and exported 25 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (41 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (21 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 30 Jan
Imported
128GWh
Exported
25GWh
Net in
102GWh
Average net flow
4.25GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.47GWImporting

In 13.9 GWhOut 2.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.96GWImporting

In 23.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.72GWImporting

In 41.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.78GWExporting

In 2.5 GWhOut 21.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.48GWImporting

In 13.3 GWhOut 1.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.39GWImporting

In 33.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWPumping

Generated 7.4 GWhPumped 10.4 GWh

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