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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 8 April 2025

On Tuesday 8 April, demand averaged 30.0 GW. Renewables supplied 17%.

30.0GW AVERAGEWind1.39 GW4%Hydro0.19 GW1%Biomass2.37 GW7%Solar3.87 GW12%Gas14.59 GW46%Imports4.97 GW16%Nuclear4.53 GW14%30.0GW AVERAGE7%12%46%16%14%
Price
£89.21/MWh
Day average £89.21
Demand30.0GW
Generation 27.0Transfers 3.0
Fossil fuels46%
Renewables17%
Other37%
Carbon intensityHigh
207g/kWh
0Day average 207300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 8 April 2025, gas supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 14%. Demand peaked at 36.2 GW at 09:00. Carbon intensity averaged 207 g/kWh and the price £89.21/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 2.8 GW at 23:45. Solar generation peaked at 11.9 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:00 (133 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (251 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £72.37/MWh at 16:30 to £126.60/MWh at 06:30. Gas made 54% 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 3.8712.1%Wind 1.394.4%Gas 14.5945.7%Hydro 0.190.6%Biomass 2.377.4%Nuclear 4.5314.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.0avgGeneration 27.0avgTransfers 3.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.2GW · 09:00
Low 22.4 · 04:00Avg 30.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 27.0Transfers 3.0 GW
Net imports71GWh
In
117 Out
46
Zero-carbon share37%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 5%Solar 14%

Transfers · Tue 8 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 8 April 2025, Great Britain imported 117 GWh and exported 46 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (71 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (17 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 8 Apr
Imported
117GWh
Exported
46GWh
Net in
71GWh
Average net flow
2.96GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.22GWImporting

In 10.0 GWhOut 4.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.31GWExporting

In 7.5 GWhOut 15.1 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.95GWImporting

In 70.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.71GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 17.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.00GWIdle

In 9.0 GWhOut 9.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.82GWImporting

In 19.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWGenerating

Generated 2.3 GWhPumped 0.3 GWh

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