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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 9 July 2025

On Wednesday 9 July, demand averaged 28.4 GW. Renewables supplied 26%.

28.4GW AVERAGEWind3.75 GW12%Hydro0.23 GW1%Biomass2.71 GW9%Solar3.98 GW13%Gas9.05 GW30%Imports6.52 GW21%Nuclear4.16 GW14%28.4GW AVERAGE12%9%13%30%21%14%
Price
£81.38/MWh
Day average £81.38
Demand28.4GW
Generation 23.9Transfers 4.5
Fossil fuels30%
Renewables26%
Other44%
Carbon intensityModerate
149g/kWh
0Day average 149300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 9 July 2025, gas supplied 30% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 14%. Demand peaked at 34.5 GW at 13:55. Carbon intensity averaged 149 g/kWh and the price £81.38/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.9 GW at 03:35. Solar generation peaked at 11.1 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (97 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (207 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £63.72/MWh at 03:30 to £105.80/MWh at 21:00. Gas made 38% 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 3.9813.1%Wind 3.7512.3%Gas 9.0529.8%Hydro 0.230.8%Biomass 2.718.9%Nuclear 4.1613.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.4avgGeneration 23.9avgTransfers 4.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.5GW · 13:55
Low 20.1 · 04:40Avg 28.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain84%of demand
Generation 23.9Transfers 4.5 GW
Net imports108GWh
In
155 Out
47
Zero-carbon share51%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 16%Solar 17%

Transfers · Wed 9 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 9 July 2025, Great Britain imported 155 GWh and exported 47 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (95 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (18 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 9 Jul
Imported
155GWh
Exported
47GWh
Net in
108GWh
Average net flow
4.52GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.10GWExporting

In 7.6 GWhOut 9.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.12GWImporting

In 10.8 GWhOut 7.9 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.95GWImporting

In 94.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.76GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 18.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.09GWExporting

In 8.6 GWhOut 10.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.39GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWPumping

Generated 1.3 GWhPumped 2.4 GWh

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