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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 2 March 2025

On Sunday 2 March, demand averaged 31.3 GW. Renewables supplied 34%.

31.3GW AVERAGEWind8.16 GW25%Hydro0.40 GW1%Biomass2.90 GW9%Solar2.58 GW8%Gas7.13 GW22%Imports6.99 GW22%Nuclear4.21 GW13%31.3GW AVERAGE25%9%8%22%22%13%
Price
£101.97/MWh
Day average £101.97
Demand31.3GW
Generation 25.4Transfers 5.9
Fossil fuels22%
Renewables34%
Other44%
Carbon intensityModerate
124g/kWh
0Day average 124300
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Key moments

On Sunday 2 March 2025, wind supplied 25% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 22%. Demand peaked at 38.2 GW at 17:50. Carbon intensity averaged 124 g/kWh and the price £101.97/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.1 GW at 17:50. Solar generation peaked at 9.6 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:00 (71 g/kWh) and highest at 17:30 (162 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £84.39/MWh at 15:00 to £130.25/MWh at 18:00. Wind made 32% 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 2.588.0%Wind 8.1625.2%Gas 7.1322.0%Hydro 0.401.2%Biomass 2.908.9%Nuclear 4.2113.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.3avgGeneration 25.4avgTransfers 5.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.2GW · 17:50
Low 24.5 · 04:10Avg 31.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain81%of demand
Generation 25.4Transfers 5.9 GW
Net imports143GWh
In
165 Out
22
Zero-carbon share61%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 2%Wind 32%Solar 10%

Transfers · Sun 2 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 2 March 2025, Great Britain imported 165 GWh and exported 22 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (68 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (22 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 2 Mar
Imported
165GWh
Exported
22GWh
Net in
143GWh
Average net flow
5.94GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.83GWImporting

In 19.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.02GWImporting

In 24.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.85GWImporting

In 68.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.91GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 21.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.76GWImporting

In 18.6 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWPumping

Generated 2.8 GWhPumped 3.6 GWh

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