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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 3 July 2025

On Thursday 3 July, demand averaged 28.1 GW. Renewables supplied 38%.

28.1GW AVERAGEWind6.65 GW23%Hydro0.32 GW1%Biomass3.21 GW11%Solar4.20 GW14%Gas5.57 GW19%Imports4.74 GW16%Nuclear4.79 GW16%28.1GW AVERAGE23%11%14%19%16%16%
Price
£82.17/MWh
Day average £82.17
Demand28.1GW
Generation 24.7Transfers 3.4
Fossil fuels19%
Renewables38%
Other43%
Carbon intensityModerate
108g/kWh
0Day average 108300
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Key moments

On Thursday 3 July 2025, wind supplied 23% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 19%. Demand peaked at 34.7 GW at 12:50. Carbon intensity averaged 108 g/kWh and the price £82.17/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.3 GW at 22:00. Solar generation peaked at 11.5 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:00 (55 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (169 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £58.66/MWh at 12:30 to £110.62/MWh at 07:30. Wind made 27% 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 4.2014.2%Wind 6.6522.5%Gas 5.5718.9%Hydro 0.321.1%Biomass 3.2110.9%Nuclear 4.7916.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.1avgGeneration 24.7avgTransfers 3.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.7GW · 12:50
Low 20.1 · 05:05Avg 28.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 24.7Transfers 3.4 GW
Net imports82GWh
In
112 Out
30
Zero-carbon share65%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 27%Solar 17%

Transfers · Thu 3 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 3 July 2025, Great Britain imported 112 GWh and exported 30 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (34 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (12 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 3 Jul
Imported
112GWh
Exported
30GWh
Net in
82GWh
Average net flow
3.44GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 8.3 GWhOut 8.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.96GWImporting

In 25.7 GWhOut 2.6 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.42GWImporting

In 34.3 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.51GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 12.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.17GWImporting

In 10.5 GWhOut 6.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.39GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWPumping

Generated 1.6 GWhPumped 3.2 GWh

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