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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 10 March 2025

On Monday 10 March, demand averaged 32.5 GW. Renewables supplied 37%.

32.5GW AVERAGEWind11.29 GW33%Hydro0.42 GW1%Biomass1.15 GW3%Solar1.21 GW3%Gas12.40 GW36%Imports4.61 GW13%Nuclear3.60 GW10%32.5GW AVERAGE33%36%13%10%
Price
£85.82/MWh
Day average £85.82
Demand32.5GW
Generation 30.1Transfers 2.4
Fossil fuels36%
Renewables37%
Other27%
Carbon intensityModerate
157g/kWh
0Day average 157300
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Key moments

On Monday 10 March 2025, gas supplied 36% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 33%. Demand peaked at 39.2 GW at 19:00. Carbon intensity averaged 157 g/kWh and the price £85.82/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.8 GW at 18:55. Solar generation peaked at 5.4 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (83 g/kWh) and highest at 04:30 (197 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £69.39/MWh at 11:30 to £115.74/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 41% 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 1.213.5%Wind 11.2932.6%Gas 12.4035.8%Hydro 0.421.2%Biomass 1.153.3%Nuclear 3.6010.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.5avgGeneration 30.1avgTransfers 2.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.2GW · 19:00
Low 22.1 · 04:00Avg 32.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 30.1Transfers 2.4 GW
Net imports61GWh
In
109 Out
48
Zero-carbon share55%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 1%Wind 38%Solar 4%

Transfers · Mon 10 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 10 March 2025, Great Britain imported 109 GWh and exported 48 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (74 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (17 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 10 Mar
Imported
109GWh
Exported
48GWh
Net in
61GWh
Average net flow
2.56GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.11GWExporting

In 6.5 GWhOut 9.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.35GWExporting

In 4.7 GWhOut 13.2 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.07GWImporting

In 73.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.72GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 17.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.03GWExporting

In 7.2 GWhOut 7.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.70GWImporting

In 16.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.18GWPumping

Generated 1.7 GWhPumped 6.0 GWh

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