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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 10 July 2025

On Thursday 10 July, demand averaged 29.1 GW. Renewables supplied 25%.

29.1GW AVERAGEWind2.98 GW10%Hydro0.27 GW1%Biomass3.03 GW10%Solar4.66 GW15%Gas9.84 GW32%Imports6.14 GW20%Nuclear4.16 GW13%29.1GW AVERAGE10%10%15%32%20%13%
Price
£80.81/MWh
Day average £80.81
Demand29.1GW
Generation 24.9Transfers 4.2
Fossil fuels32%
Renewables25%
Other43%
Carbon intensityModerate
156g/kWh
0Day average 156300
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Key moments

On Thursday 10 July 2025, gas supplied 32% of Great Britain’s electricity and solar 15%. Demand peaked at 36.5 GW at 12:15. Carbon intensity averaged 156 g/kWh and the price £80.81/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.8 GW at 01:00. Solar generation peaked at 13.1 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:00 (78 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (207 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £64.37/MWh at 04:30 to £111.30/MWh at 20:30. Gas made 39% 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 4.6615.0%Wind 2.989.6%Gas 9.8431.7%Hydro 0.270.9%Biomass 3.039.8%Nuclear 4.1613.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.1avgGeneration 24.9avgTransfers 4.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.5GW · 12:15
Low 21.0 · 05:10Avg 29.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain86%of demand
Generation 24.9Transfers 4.2 GW
Net imports100GWh
In
146 Out
47
Zero-carbon share48%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 12%Solar 19%

Transfers · Thu 10 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 10 July 2025, Great Britain imported 146 GWh and exported 47 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (93 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (22 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 10 Jul
Imported
146GWh
Exported
47GWh
Net in
100GWh
Average net flow
4.16GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.17GWExporting

In 4.4 GWhOut 8.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.08GWImporting

In 8.8 GWhOut 6.8 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.88GWImporting

In 93.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.93GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 22.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.10GWExporting

In 6.6 GWhOut 8.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.39GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.00GWIdle

Generated 1.0 GWhPumped 1.1 GWh

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