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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 24 August 2025

On Sunday 24 August, demand averaged 23.9 GW. Renewables supplied 20%.

23.9GW AVERAGEWind1.65 GW7%Hydro0.28 GW1%Biomass1.87 GW8%Solar2.92 GW12%Gas7.13 GW29%Imports7.65 GW31%Nuclear3.31 GW13%23.9GW AVERAGE8%12%29%31%13%
Price
£83.77/MWh
Day average £83.77
Demand23.9GW
Generation 17.2Transfers 6.8
Fossil fuels29%
Renewables20%
Other52%
Carbon intensityModerate
158g/kWh
0Day average 158300
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Key moments

On Sunday 24 August 2025, gas supplied 29% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 13%. Demand peaked at 29.3 GW at 11:40. Carbon intensity averaged 158 g/kWh and the price £83.77/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.0 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 10.2 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:00 (107 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (198 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £71.97/MWh at 13:30 to £101.66/MWh at 21:00. Gas made 42% 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 2.9211.8%Wind 1.656.6%Gas 7.1328.8%Hydro 0.281.1%Biomass 1.877.6%Nuclear 3.3113.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 23.9avgGeneration 17.2avgTransfers 6.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand29.3GW · 11:40
Low 18.0 · 05:25Avg 23.90–30 GW
Made in Great Britain72%of demand
Generation 17.2Transfers 6.8 GW
Net imports162GWh
In
183 Out
20
Zero-carbon share48%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 2%Wind 10%Solar 17%

Transfers · Sun 24 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 24 August 2025, Great Britain imported 183 GWh and exported 20 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (94 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (20 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 24 Aug
Imported
183GWh
Exported
20GWh
Net in
162GWh
Average net flow
6.77GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.85GWImporting

In 20.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.81GWImporting

In 19.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.92GWImporting

In 94.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.85GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 20.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.72GWImporting

In 17.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.31GWImporting

In 31.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.00GWIdle

Generated 0.8 GWhPumped 0.9 GWh

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