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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 11 July 2025

On Friday 11 July, demand averaged 29.2 GW. Renewables supplied 23%.

29.2GW AVERAGEWind1.93 GW6%Hydro0.25 GW1%Biomass3.16 GW10%Solar4.82 GW16%Gas9.62 GW31%Imports6.73 GW22%Nuclear4.15 GW14%29.2GW AVERAGE10%16%31%22%14%
Price
£84.46/MWh
Day average £84.46
Demand29.2GW
Generation 23.9Transfers 5.2
Fossil fuels31%
Renewables23%
Other46%
Carbon intensityHigh
160g/kWh
0Day average 160300
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Key moments

On Friday 11 July 2025, gas supplied 31% of Great Britain’s electricity and solar 16%. Demand peaked at 35.7 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 160 g/kWh and the price £84.46/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.7 GW at 21:25. Solar generation peaked at 13.6 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (99 g/kWh) and highest at 00:00 (196 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £65.03/MWh at 15:00 to £112.55/MWh at 20:30. Gas made 40% 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 4.8215.7%Wind 1.936.3%Gas 9.6231.4%Hydro 0.250.8%Biomass 3.1610.3%Nuclear 4.1513.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.2avgGeneration 23.9avgTransfers 5.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.7GW · 12:30
Low 21.1 · 05:00Avg 29.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain82%of demand
Generation 23.9Transfers 5.2 GW
Net imports125GWh
In
160 Out
35
Zero-carbon share47%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 8%Solar 20%

Transfers · Fri 11 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 11 July 2025, Great Britain imported 160 GWh and exported 35 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (94 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (17 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 11 Jul
Imported
160GWh
Exported
35GWh
Net in
125GWh
Average net flow
5.19GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.25GWImporting

In 9.4 GWhOut 3.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.39GWImporting

In 14.1 GWhOut 4.6 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.94GWImporting

In 94.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.70GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 16.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.08GWExporting

In 8.6 GWhOut 10.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWGenerating

Generated 1.4 GWhPumped 0.3 GWh

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