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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 13 July 2025

On Sunday 13 July, demand averaged 25.6 GW. Renewables supplied 31%.

25.6GW AVERAGEWind4.08 GW15%Hydro0.20 GW1%Biomass3.07 GW11%Solar3.94 GW15%Gas5.41 GW20%Imports6.11 GW23%Nuclear4.14 GW15%25.6GW AVERAGE15%11%15%20%23%15%
Price
£77.67/MWh
Day average £77.67
Demand25.6GW
Generation 20.8Transfers 4.8
Fossil fuels20%
Renewables31%
Other49%
Carbon intensityLow
113g/kWh
0Day average 113300
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Key moments

On Sunday 13 July 2025, gas supplied 20% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 15%. Demand peaked at 31.1 GW at 17:55. Carbon intensity averaged 113 g/kWh and the price £77.67/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.8 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 12.1 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:30 (63 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (182 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £37.47/MWh at 13:00 to £102.98/MWh at 21:00. Gas made 26% 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 3.9414.6%Wind 4.0815.1%Gas 5.4120.1%Hydro 0.200.8%Biomass 3.0711.4%Nuclear 4.1415.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 25.6avgGeneration 20.8avgTransfers 4.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand31.1GW · 17:55
Low 19.2 · 04:55Avg 25.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain81%of demand
Generation 20.8Transfers 4.8 GW
Net imports113GWh
In
143 Out
30
Zero-carbon share59%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 20%Solar 19%

Transfers · Sun 13 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 13 July 2025, Great Britain imported 143 GWh and exported 30 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (91 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (12 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 13 Jul
Imported
143GWh
Exported
30GWh
Net in
113GWh
Average net flow
4.73GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.17GWImporting

In 8.8 GWhOut 4.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.29GWImporting

In 10.7 GWhOut 3.9 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.79GWImporting

In 91.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.37GWExporting

In 0.2 GWhOut 9.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.15GWExporting

In 8.8 GWhOut 12.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.00GWImporting

In 23.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWGenerating

Generated 3.2 GWhPumped 2.3 GWh

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