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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 6 March 2025

On Thursday 6 March, demand averaged 33.5 GW. Renewables supplied 48%.

33.5GW AVERAGEWind13.77 GW40%Hydro0.46 GW1%Biomass1.15 GW3%Solar2.55 GW7%Gas6.44 GW19%Imports6.29 GW18%Nuclear4.13 GW12%33.5GW AVERAGE40%7%19%18%12%
Price
£93.11/MWh
Day average £93.11
Demand33.5GW
Generation 28.5Transfers 5.0
Fossil fuels19%
Renewables48%
Other33%
Carbon intensityLow
94g/kWh
0Day average 94300
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Key moments

On Thursday 6 March 2025, wind supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 19%. Demand peaked at 38.9 GW at 09:30. Carbon intensity averaged 94 g/kWh and the price £93.11/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 17.9 GW at 19:20. Solar generation peaked at 10.3 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (52 g/kWh) and highest at 06:30 (138 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £39.51/MWh at 13:30 to £127.13/MWh at 07:30. Wind made 48% 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 2.557.3%Wind 13.7739.6%Gas 6.4418.5%Hydro 0.461.3%Biomass 1.153.3%Nuclear 4.1311.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.5avgGeneration 28.5avgTransfers 5.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.9GW · 09:30
Low 25.0 · 04:05Avg 33.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain85%of demand
Generation 28.5Transfers 5.0 GW
Net imports120GWh
In
144 Out
24
Zero-carbon share73%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 2%Wind 48%Solar 9%

Transfers · Thu 6 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 6 March 2025, Great Britain imported 144 GWh and exported 24 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (87 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (12 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 6 Mar
Imported
144GWh
Exported
24GWh
Net in
120GWh
Average net flow
4.99GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.23GWImporting

In 8.3 GWhOut 2.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.66GWImporting

In 20.1 GWhOut 4.2 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.65GWImporting

In 87.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.40GWExporting

In 2.4 GWhOut 12.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.15GWImporting

In 9.1 GWhOut 5.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.70GWImporting

In 16.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWPumping

Generated 6.9 GWhPumped 7.2 GWh

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