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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 11 April 2025

On Friday 11 April, demand averaged 28.9 GW. Renewables supplied 29%.

28.9GW AVERAGEWind4.51 GW15%Hydro0.17 GW1%Biomass2.90 GW9%Solar4.09 GW13%Gas8.85 GW29%Imports5.72 GW19%Nuclear4.47 GW15%28.9GW AVERAGE15%9%13%29%19%15%
Price
£77.65/MWh
Day average £77.65
Demand28.9GW
Generation 25.0Transfers 3.9
Fossil fuels29%
Renewables29%
Other43%
Carbon intensityModerate
147g/kWh
0Day average 147300
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Key moments

On Friday 11 April 2025, gas supplied 29% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 15%. Demand peaked at 34.8 GW at 09:30. Carbon intensity averaged 147 g/kWh and the price £77.65/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.8 GW at 01:00. Solar generation peaked at 12.9 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (84 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (225 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £59.33/MWh at 13:30 to £109.79/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 35% 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 4.0913.3%Wind 4.5114.7%Gas 8.8528.8%Hydro 0.170.5%Biomass 2.909.4%Nuclear 4.4714.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.9avgGeneration 25.0avgTransfers 3.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.8GW · 09:30
Low 22.2 · 04:55Avg 28.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain86%of demand
Generation 25.0Transfers 3.9 GW
Net imports95GWh
In
134 Out
39
Zero-carbon share53%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 18%Solar 16%

Transfers · Fri 11 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 11 April 2025, Great Britain imported 134 GWh and exported 39 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (71 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (32 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 11 Apr
Imported
134GWh
Exported
39GWh
Net in
95GWh
Average net flow
3.95GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.44GWImporting

In 11.3 GWhOut 0.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.12GWImporting

In 26.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.96GWImporting

In 71.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.33GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 31.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.06GWImporting

In 7.9 GWhOut 6.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.70GWImporting

In 16.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWPumping

Generated 3.2 GWhPumped 3.9 GWh

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