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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 10 April 2025

On Thursday 10 April, demand averaged 30.0 GW. Renewables supplied 28%.

30.0GW AVERAGEWind4.75 GW15%Hydro0.15 GW0%Biomass3.00 GW10%Solar3.78 GW12%Gas9.59 GW30%Imports5.76 GW18%Nuclear4.47 GW14%30.0GW AVERAGE15%10%12%30%18%14%
Price
£80.69/MWh
Day average £80.69
Demand30.0GW
Generation 25.7Transfers 4.2
Fossil fuels30%
Renewables28%
Other42%
Carbon intensityModerate
154g/kWh
0Day average 154300
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Key moments

On Thursday 10 April 2025, gas supplied 30% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 15%. Demand peaked at 36.6 GW at 10:05. Carbon intensity averaged 154 g/kWh and the price £80.69/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.6 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 13.2 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:30 (88 g/kWh) and highest at 06:00 (200 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £54.79/MWh at 15:30 to £126.48/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 37% 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 3.7812.0%Wind 4.7515.1%Gas 9.5930.5%Hydro 0.150.5%Biomass 3.009.5%Nuclear 4.4714.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.0avgGeneration 25.7avgTransfers 4.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.6GW · 10:05
Low 22.4 · 04:35Avg 30.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain86%of demand
Generation 25.7Transfers 4.2 GW
Net imports104GWh
In
136 Out
32
Zero-carbon share51%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 18%Solar 15%

Transfers · Thu 10 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 10 April 2025, Great Britain imported 136 GWh and exported 32 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (72 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (22 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 10 Apr
Imported
136GWh
Exported
32GWh
Net in
104GWh
Average net flow
4.35GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.55GWImporting

In 15.9 GWhOut 2.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.59GWImporting

In 19.2 GWhOut 5.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.99GWImporting

In 71.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.92GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 22.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.44GWImporting

In 12.7 GWhOut 2.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.70GWImporting

In 16.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.11GWPumping

Generated 1.7 GWhPumped 4.4 GWh

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