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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 7 April 2025

On Monday 7 April, demand averaged 29.9 GW. Renewables supplied 22%.

29.9GW AVERAGEWind2.60 GW8%Hydro0.18 GW1%Biomass2.51 GW8%Solar4.27 GW13%Gas12.20 GW39%Imports5.33 GW17%Nuclear4.55 GW14%29.9GW AVERAGE8%8%13%39%17%14%
Price
£81.99/MWh
Day average £81.99
Demand29.9GW
Generation 26.3Transfers 3.6
Fossil fuels39%
Renewables22%
Other39%
Carbon intensityHigh
183g/kWh
0Day average 183300
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Key moments

On Monday 7 April 2025, gas supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 14%. Demand peaked at 36.5 GW at 09:30. Carbon intensity averaged 183 g/kWh and the price £81.99/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.1 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 13.6 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:30 (112 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (251 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £58.12/MWh at 16:30 to £123.42/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 46% 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 4.2713.5%Wind 2.608.2%Gas 12.2038.6%Hydro 0.180.6%Biomass 2.517.9%Nuclear 4.5514.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.9avgGeneration 26.3avgTransfers 3.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.5GW · 09:30
Low 21.5 · 04:20Avg 29.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 26.3Transfers 3.6 GW
Net imports84GWh
In
125 Out
40
Zero-carbon share44%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 10%Solar 16%

Transfers · Mon 7 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 7 April 2025, Great Britain imported 125 GWh and exported 40 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (69 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (24 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 7 Apr
Imported
125GWh
Exported
40GWh
Net in
84GWh
Average net flow
3.52GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.28GWImporting

In 10.5 GWhOut 3.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.01GWImporting

In 9.0 GWhOut 8.6 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.86GWImporting

In 68.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.02GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 24.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.39GWImporting

In 12.5 GWhOut 3.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.00GWImporting

In 23.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWGenerating

Generated 3.2 GWhPumped 2.0 GWh

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