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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 8 July 2025

On Tuesday 8 July, demand averaged 28.2 GW. Renewables supplied 41%.

28.2GW AVERAGEWind7.14 GW24%Hydro0.27 GW1%Biomass2.83 GW9%Solar4.91 GW16%Gas4.85 GW16%Imports5.96 GW20%Nuclear4.17 GW14%28.2GW AVERAGE24%9%16%16%20%14%
Price
£75.03/MWh
Day average £75.03
Demand28.2GW
Generation 24.2Transfers 4.0
Fossil fuels16%
Renewables41%
Other43%
Carbon intensityLow
93g/kWh
0Day average 93300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 8 July 2025, wind supplied 24% of Great Britain’s electricity and solar 16%. Demand peaked at 33.8 GW at 13:20. Carbon intensity averaged 93 g/kWh and the price £75.03/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.0 GW at 02:25. Solar generation peaked at 14.0 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (56 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (179 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £48.65/MWh at 14:00 to £102.95/MWh at 19:30. Wind made 30% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 35% across 2025.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 4.9116.3%Wind 7.1423.7%Gas 4.8516.1%Hydro 0.270.9%Biomass 2.839.4%Nuclear 4.1713.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.2avgGeneration 24.2avgTransfers 4.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.8GW · 13:20
Low 20.4 · 05:05Avg 28.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain86%of demand
Generation 24.2Transfers 4.0 GW
Net imports97GWh
In
141 Out
45
Zero-carbon share68%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 30%Solar 20%

Transfers · Tue 8 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 8 July 2025, Great Britain imported 141 GWh and exported 45 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (88 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (20 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 8 Jul
Imported
141GWh
Exported
45GWh
Net in
97GWh
Average net flow
4.02GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.01GWImporting

In 8.5 GWhOut 8.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.14GWExporting

In 4.8 GWhOut 8.1 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.66GWImporting

In 87.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.85GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 20.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.04GWExporting

In 7.0 GWhOut 8.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.37GWImporting

In 33.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWGenerating

Generated 1.9 GWhPumped 1.8 GWh

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