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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 22 July 2025

On Tuesday 22 July, demand averaged 27.7 GW. Renewables supplied 25%.

27.7GW AVERAGEWind4.85 GW16%Hydro0.35 GW1%Biomass1.26 GW4%Solar2.32 GW8%Gas9.21 GW31%Imports7.00 GW24%Nuclear4.68 GW16%27.7GW AVERAGE16%8%31%24%16%
Price
£85.11/MWh
Day average £85.11
Demand27.7GW
Generation 22.7Transfers 5.0
Fossil fuels31%
Renewables25%
Other44%
Carbon intensityModerate
152g/kWh
0Day average 152300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 22 July 2025, gas supplied 31% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 16%. Demand peaked at 33.3 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 152 g/kWh and the price £85.11/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.0 GW at 18:25. Solar generation peaked at 6.3 GW at 14:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:00 (132 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (192 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £65.88/MWh at 03:00 to £98.00/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 41% 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 2.327.8%Wind 4.8516.4%Gas 9.2131.0%Hydro 0.351.2%Biomass 1.264.2%Nuclear 4.6815.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.7avgGeneration 22.7avgTransfers 5.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.3GW · 17:25
Low 20.6 · 05:25Avg 27.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain82%of demand
Generation 22.7Transfers 5.0 GW
Net imports120GWh
In
166 Out
46
Zero-carbon share54%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 2%Wind 21%Solar 10%

Transfers · Tue 22 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 22 July 2025, Great Britain imported 166 GWh and exported 46 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (90 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (31 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 22 Jul
Imported
166GWh
Exported
46GWh
Net in
120GWh
Average net flow
5.01GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.59GWImporting

In 14.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.33GWImporting

In 15.1 GWhOut 7.2 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.76GWImporting

In 90.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.29GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 31.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.27GWImporting

In 13.9 GWhOut 7.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.36GWImporting

In 32.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWGenerating

Generated 2.0 GWhPumped 1.3 GWh

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