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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 28 August 2025

On Thursday 28 August, demand averaged 27.7 GW. Renewables supplied 41%.

27.7GW AVERAGEWind9.24 GW31%Hydro0.17 GW1%Biomass3.18 GW11%Solar2.74 GW9%Gas6.96 GW23%Imports4.36 GW15%Nuclear3.21 GW11%27.7GW AVERAGE31%11%9%23%15%11%
Price
£80.02/MWh
Day average £80.02
Demand27.7GW
Generation 25.5Transfers 2.2
Fossil fuels23%
Renewables41%
Other36%
Carbon intensityModerate
118g/kWh
0Day average 118300
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Key moments

On Thursday 28 August 2025, wind supplied 31% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 23%. Demand peaked at 33.7 GW at 12:50. Carbon intensity averaged 118 g/kWh and the price £80.02/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.3 GW at 21:30. Solar generation peaked at 8.4 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (73 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (165 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £65.36/MWh at 15:00 to £105.09/MWh at 08:00. Wind made 36% 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 2.749.2%Wind 9.2430.9%Gas 6.9623.3%Hydro 0.170.6%Biomass 3.1810.6%Nuclear 3.2110.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.7avgGeneration 25.5avgTransfers 2.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.7GW · 12:50
Low 20.4 · 04:05Avg 27.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 25.5Transfers 2.2 GW
Net imports52GWh
In
104 Out
52
Zero-carbon share60%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 1%Wind 36%Solar 11%

Transfers · Thu 28 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 28 August 2025, Great Britain imported 104 GWh and exported 52 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (93 GWh), and the most exports went to Denmark (25 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 28 Aug
Imported
104GWh
Exported
52GWh
Net in
52GWh
Average net flow
2.19GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.20GWImporting

In 9.6 GWhOut 4.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.03GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 24.8 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.88GWImporting

In 93.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.30GWExporting

In 0.7 GWhOut 8.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.56GWExporting

In 0.5 GWhOut 13.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWGenerating

Generated 0.7 GWhPumped 0.2 GWh

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