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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 8 August 2025

On Friday 8 August, demand averaged 27.1 GW. Renewables supplied 50%.

27.1GW AVERAGEWind10.39 GW36%Hydro0.33 GW1%Biomass1.85 GW6%Solar3.81 GW13%Gas5.00 GW17%Imports4.88 GW17%Nuclear3.01 GW10%27.1GW AVERAGE36%13%17%17%10%
Price
£73.21/MWh
Day average £73.21
Demand27.1GW
Generation 24.4Transfers 2.7
Fossil fuels17%
Renewables50%
Other33%
Carbon intensityLow
90g/kWh
0Day average 90300
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Key moments

On Friday 8 August 2025, wind supplied 36% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 17%. Demand peaked at 34.1 GW at 12:50. Carbon intensity averaged 90 g/kWh and the price £73.21/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.3 GW at 10:50. Solar generation peaked at 11.5 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:00 (47 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (140 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £16.30/MWh at 13:30 to £104.89/MWh at 06:30. Wind made 43% 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 3.8113.0%Wind 10.3935.5%Gas 5.0017.1%Hydro 0.331.1%Biomass 1.856.3%Nuclear 3.0110.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.1avgGeneration 24.4avgTransfers 2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.1GW · 12:50
Low 19.8 · 05:00Avg 27.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 24.4Transfers 2.7 GW
Net imports65GWh
In
116 Out
51
Zero-carbon share72%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 1%Wind 43%Solar 16%

Transfers · Fri 8 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 8 August 2025, Great Britain imported 116 GWh and exported 51 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (84 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (18 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 8 Aug
Imported
116GWh
Exported
51GWh
Net in
65GWh
Average net flow
2.71GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.09GWExporting

In 3.7 GWhOut 5.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.41GWExporting

In 4.8 GWhOut 14.5 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.52GWImporting

In 84.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.75GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 18.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.38GWExporting

In 3.2 GWhOut 12.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.82GWImporting

In 19.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWGenerating

Generated 1.2 GWhPumped 0.5 GWh

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