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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 7 July 2025

On Monday 7 July, demand averaged 28.1 GW. Renewables supplied 52%.

28.1GW AVERAGEWind12.09 GW39%Hydro0.25 GW1%Biomass1.68 GW5%Solar3.90 GW13%Gas4.08 GW13%Imports4.91 GW16%Nuclear4.16 GW13%28.1GW AVERAGE39%13%13%16%13%
Price
£63.78/MWh
Day average £63.78
Demand28.1GW
Generation 26.2Transfers 2.0
Fossil fuels13%
Renewables52%
Other35%
Carbon intensityLow
71g/kWh
0Day average 71300
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Key moments

On Monday 7 July 2025, wind supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 13%. Demand peaked at 35.5 GW at 13:05. Carbon intensity averaged 71 g/kWh and the price £63.78/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.5 GW at 13:05. Solar generation peaked at 10.9 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:00 (34 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (129 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£1.27/MWh at 15:00 to £102.18/MWh at 20:30. The price was below zero for 0.5 hours. Wind made 46% 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 3.9012.6%Wind 12.0938.9%Gas 4.0813.1%Hydro 0.250.8%Biomass 1.685.4%Nuclear 4.1613.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.1avgGeneration 26.2avgTransfers 2.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.5GW · 13:05
Low 20.3 · 04:10Avg 28.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 26.2Transfers 2.0 GW
Net imports51GWh
In
117 Out
67
Zero-carbon share78%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 1%Wind 46%Solar 15%

Transfers · Mon 7 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 7 July 2025, Great Britain imported 117 GWh and exported 67 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (86 GWh), and the most exports went to Denmark (20 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 7 Jul
Imported
117GWh
Exported
67GWh
Net in
51GWh
Average net flow
2.11GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.16GWExporting

In 6.2 GWhOut 10.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.77GWExporting

In 1.4 GWhOut 19.8 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.57GWImporting

In 85.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.65GWExporting

In 0.4 GWhOut 16.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.80GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 19.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.92GWImporting

In 23.4 GWhOut 1.4 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.13GWPumping

Generated 0.7 GWhPumped 3.8 GWh

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