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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 14 April 2025

On Monday 14 April, demand averaged 30.0 GW. Renewables supplied 39%.

30.0GW AVERAGEWind9.61 GW30%Hydro0.14 GW0%Biomass2.91 GW9%Solar2.67 GW8%Gas6.09 GW19%Imports5.73 GW18%Nuclear4.45 GW14%30.0GW AVERAGE30%9%8%19%18%14%
Price
£76.65/MWh
Day average £76.65
Demand30.0GW
Generation 25.9Transfers 4.1
Fossil fuels19%
Renewables39%
Other41%
Carbon intensityLow
104g/kWh
0Day average 104300
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Key moments

On Monday 14 April 2025, wind supplied 30% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 19%. Demand peaked at 36.3 GW at 10:00. Carbon intensity averaged 104 g/kWh and the price £76.65/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.1 GW at 14:25. Solar generation peaked at 8.6 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:30 (52 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (170 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £42.49/MWh at 11:30 to £102.25/MWh at 18:30. Wind made 37% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 35% across 2025.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 2.678.4%Wind 9.6130.4%Gas 6.0919.3%Hydro 0.140.4%Biomass 2.919.2%Nuclear 4.4514.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.0avgGeneration 25.9avgTransfers 4.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.3GW · 10:00
Low 21.2 · 04:05Avg 30.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain86%of demand
Generation 25.9Transfers 4.1 GW
Net imports95GWh
In
133 Out
38
Zero-carbon share65%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 37%Solar 10%

Transfers · Mon 14 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 14 April 2025, Great Britain imported 133 GWh and exported 38 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (72 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (19 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 14 Apr
Imported
133GWh
Exported
38GWh
Net in
95GWh
Average net flow
3.96GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.18GWImporting

In 9.7 GWhOut 5.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 7.5 GWhOut 7.5 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.99GWImporting

In 71.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.79GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 19.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.19GWImporting

In 10.9 GWhOut 6.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWGenerating

Generated 4.0 GWhPumped 1.1 GWh

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