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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 14 July 2025

On Monday 14 July, demand averaged 28.8 GW. Renewables supplied 45%.

28.8GW AVERAGEWind10.30 GW33%Hydro0.18 GW1%Biomass2.91 GW9%Solar3.42 GW11%Gas4.93 GW16%Imports5.08 GW16%Nuclear4.14 GW13%28.8GW AVERAGE33%9%11%16%16%13%
Price
£74.03/MWh
Day average £74.03
Demand28.8GW
Generation 25.9Transfers 2.9
Fossil fuels16%
Renewables45%
Other39%
Carbon intensityLow
90g/kWh
0Day average 90300
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Key moments

On Monday 14 July 2025, wind supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 16%. Demand peaked at 35.4 GW at 13:25. Carbon intensity averaged 90 g/kWh and the price £74.03/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.8 GW at 18:20. Solar generation peaked at 9.9 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:00 (40 g/kWh) and highest at 06:00 (136 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £48.38/MWh at 16:00 to £89.77/MWh at 21:30. Wind made 40% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 35% across 2025.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 3.4211.0%Wind 10.3033.3%Gas 4.9315.9%Hydro 0.180.6%Biomass 2.919.4%Nuclear 4.1413.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.8avgGeneration 25.9avgTransfers 2.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.4GW · 13:25
Low 21.5 · 03:55Avg 28.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 25.9Transfers 2.9 GW
Net imports75GWh
In
121 Out
46
Zero-carbon share70%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 1%Wind 40%Solar 13%

Transfers · Mon 14 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 14 July 2025, Great Britain imported 121 GWh and exported 46 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (87 GWh), and the most exports went to Denmark (19 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 14 Jul
Imported
121GWh
Exported
46GWh
Net in
75GWh
Average net flow
3.14GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.04GWImporting

In 7.2 GWhOut 6.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.67GWExporting

In 3.0 GWhOut 18.9 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.62GWImporting

In 87.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.15GWExporting

In 1.7 GWhOut 5.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.47GWExporting

In 3.5 GWhOut 14.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.77GWImporting

In 19.0 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.23GWPumping

Generated 0.5 GWhPumped 6.1 GWh

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