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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 24 July 2025

On Thursday 24 July, demand averaged 27.5 GW. Renewables supplied 28%.

27.5GW AVERAGEWind5.99 GW20%Hydro0.32 GW1%Biomass2.10 GW7%Solar2.26 GW8%Gas8.64 GW29%Imports6.20 GW21%Nuclear4.62 GW15%27.5GW AVERAGE20%8%29%21%15%
Price
£86.92/MWh
Day average £86.92
Demand27.5GW
Generation 23.9Transfers 3.5
Fossil fuels29%
Renewables28%
Other43%
Carbon intensityModerate
138g/kWh
0Day average 138300
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Key moments

On Thursday 24 July 2025, gas supplied 29% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 20%. Demand peaked at 32.5 GW at 12:20. Carbon intensity averaged 138 g/kWh and the price £86.92/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.9 GW at 06:50. Solar generation peaked at 6.0 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 10:30 (102 g/kWh) and highest at 22:00 (199 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £78.78/MWh at 02:30 to £103.37/MWh at 20:00. Gas made 36% 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 2.267.5%Wind 5.9919.9%Gas 8.6428.7%Hydro 0.321.1%Biomass 2.107.0%Nuclear 4.6215.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.5avgGeneration 23.9avgTransfers 3.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.5GW · 12:20
Low 20.2 · 04:05Avg 27.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain87%of demand
Generation 23.9Transfers 3.5 GW
Net imports84GWh
In
147 Out
63
Zero-carbon share55%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 25%Solar 9%

Transfers · Thu 24 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 24 July 2025, Great Britain imported 147 GWh and exported 63 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (94 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (31 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 24 Jul
Imported
147GWh
Exported
63GWh
Net in
84GWh
Average net flow
3.49GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.07GWImporting

In 8.0 GWhOut 6.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.32GWExporting

In 5.7 GWhOut 13.3 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.93GWImporting

In 94.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.31GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 31.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.18GWExporting

In 7.9 GWhOut 12.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.30GWImporting

In 31.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWGenerating

Generated 1.6 GWhPumped 0.8 GWh

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