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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 22 May 2025

On Thursday 22 May, demand averaged 28.1 GW. Renewables supplied 35%.

28.1GW AVERAGEWind6.75 GW23%Hydro0.17 GW1%Biomass2.99 GW10%Solar3.28 GW11%Gas5.69 GW19%Imports5.14 GW18%Nuclear5.24 GW18%28.1GW AVERAGE23%10%11%19%18%18%
Price
£94.16/MWh
Day average £94.16
Demand28.1GW
Generation 24.1Transfers 3.9
Fossil fuels19%
Renewables35%
Other46%
Carbon intensityModerate
107g/kWh
0Day average 107300
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Key moments

On Thursday 22 May 2025, wind supplied 23% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 19%. Demand peaked at 32.9 GW at 16:55. Carbon intensity averaged 107 g/kWh and the price £94.16/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.1 GW at 04:05. Solar generation peaked at 8.6 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:00 (70 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (152 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £72.48/MWh at 23:30 to £107.96/MWh at 07:00. Wind made 28% 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 3.2811.2%Wind 6.7523.1%Gas 5.6919.5%Hydro 0.170.6%Biomass 2.9910.2%Nuclear 5.2417.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.1avgGeneration 24.1avgTransfers 3.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.9GW · 16:55
Low 20.9 · 05:05Avg 28.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain86%of demand
Generation 24.1Transfers 3.9 GW
Net imports94GWh
In
122 Out
28
Zero-carbon share64%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 1%Wind 28%Solar 14%

Transfers · Thu 22 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 22 May 2025, Great Britain imported 122 GWh and exported 28 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (56 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (25 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 22 May
Imported
122GWh
Exported
28GWh
Net in
94GWh
Average net flow
3.93GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.80GWImporting

In 19.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.34GWImporting

In 56.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.04GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 25.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.42GWImporting

In 13.0 GWhOut 2.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWGenerating

Generated 1.4 GWhPumped 1.0 GWh

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