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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 7 August 2025

On Thursday 7 August, demand averaged 27.7 GW. Renewables supplied 51%.

27.7GW AVERAGEWind12.71 GW42%Hydro0.30 GW1%Biomass1.71 GW6%Solar2.55 GW8%Gas4.97 GW16%Imports4.84 GW16%Nuclear3.25 GW11%27.7GW AVERAGE42%8%16%16%11%
Price
£51.74/MWh
Day average £51.74
Demand27.7GW
Generation 25.5Transfers 2.2
Fossil fuels16%
Renewables51%
Other32%
Carbon intensityLow
87g/kWh
0Day average 87300
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Key moments

On Thursday 7 August 2025, wind supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 16%. Demand peaked at 33.7 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity averaged 87 g/kWh and the price £51.74/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.7 GW at 10:40. Solar generation peaked at 7.9 GW at 14:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (53 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (128 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£12.63/MWh at 13:30 to £108.70/MWh at 19:30. The price was below zero for 3.5 hours. Wind made 50% 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 2.558.4%Wind 12.7141.9%Gas 4.9716.4%Hydro 0.301.0%Biomass 1.715.6%Nuclear 3.2510.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.7avgGeneration 25.5avgTransfers 2.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.7GW · 12:00
Low 20.4 · 05:30Avg 27.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 25.5Transfers 2.2 GW
Net imports52GWh
In
114 Out
61
Zero-carbon share74%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 1%Wind 50%Solar 10%

Transfers · Thu 7 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 7 August 2025, Great Britain imported 114 GWh and exported 61 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (77 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (28 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 7 Aug
Imported
114GWh
Exported
61GWh
Net in
52GWh
Average net flow
2.19GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.04GWExporting

In 7.0 GWhOut 7.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.34GWExporting

In 4.5 GWhOut 12.7 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.20GWImporting

In 76.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.16GWExporting

In 0.7 GWhOut 28.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.16GWExporting

In 6.4 GWhOut 10.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.68GWImporting

In 18.3 GWhOut 2.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWPumping

Generated 2.4 GWhPumped 2.9 GWh

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