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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 6 July 2025

On Sunday 6 July, demand averaged 24.8 GW. Renewables supplied 33%.

24.8GW AVERAGEWind5.88 GW22%Hydro0.34 GW1%Biomass1.35 GW5%Solar2.37 GW9%Gas5.91 GW22%Imports6.26 GW24%Nuclear4.17 GW16%24.8GW AVERAGE22%9%22%24%16%
Price
£90.39/MWh
Day average £90.39
Demand24.8GW
Generation 20.0Transfers 4.8
Fossil fuels22%
Renewables33%
Other45%
Carbon intensityModerate
113g/kWh
0Day average 113300
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Key moments

On Sunday 6 July 2025, gas supplied 22% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 22%. Demand peaked at 30.5 GW at 14:55. Carbon intensity averaged 113 g/kWh and the price £90.39/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.2 GW at 01:25. Solar generation peaked at 7.9 GW at 14:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:30 (72 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (160 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £69.44/MWh at 02:30 to £107.88/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 30% 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 2.379.0%Wind 5.8822.4%Gas 5.9122.5%Hydro 0.341.3%Biomass 1.355.1%Nuclear 4.1715.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 24.8avgGeneration 20.0avgTransfers 4.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand30.5GW · 14:55
Low 18.1 · 04:55Avg 24.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain81%of demand
Generation 20.0Transfers 4.8 GW
Net imports111GWh
In
146 Out
35
Zero-carbon share64%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 2%Wind 29%Solar 12%

Transfers · Sun 6 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 6 July 2025, Great Britain imported 146 GWh and exported 35 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (84 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (13 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 6 Jul
Imported
146GWh
Exported
35GWh
Net in
111GWh
Average net flow
4.61GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.12GWImporting

In 8.7 GWhOut 5.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.39GWImporting

In 12.6 GWhOut 3.3 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.49GWImporting

In 83.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.47GWExporting

In 1.6 GWhOut 12.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.32GWExporting

In 5.5 GWhOut 13.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.39GWImporting

In 33.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.18GWGenerating

Generated 4.7 GWhPumped 0.5 GWh

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