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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 2 October 2025

On Thursday 2 October, demand averaged 30.2 GW. Renewables supplied 47%.

30.2GW AVERAGEWind13.44 GW42%Hydro0.39 GW1%Biomass2.65 GW8%Solar1.23 GW4%Gas6.48 GW20%Imports5.02 GW16%Nuclear2.51 GW8%30.2GW AVERAGE42%8%20%16%8%
Price
£76.01/MWh
Day average £76.01
Demand30.2GW
Generation 26.7Transfers 3.5
Fossil fuels20%
Renewables47%
Other32%
Carbon intensityLow
105g/kWh
0Day average 105300
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Key moments

On Thursday 2 October 2025, wind supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 20%. Demand peaked at 35.5 GW at 19:30. Carbon intensity averaged 105 g/kWh and the price £76.01/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 19.8 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 5.0 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (76 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (162 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £21.00/MWh at 23:30 to £108.10/MWh at 18:30. 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 1.233.9%Wind 13.4442.4%Gas 6.4820.4%Hydro 0.391.2%Biomass 2.658.4%Nuclear 2.517.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.2avgGeneration 26.7avgTransfers 3.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.5GW · 19:30
Low 22.1 · 05:05Avg 30.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 26.7Transfers 3.5 GW
Net imports83GWh
In
116 Out
33
Zero-carbon share66%of generation
Nuclear 9%Hydro 1%Wind 50%Solar 5%

Transfers · Thu 2 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 2 October 2025, Great Britain imported 116 GWh and exported 33 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (59 GWh), and the most exports went to Denmark (11 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 2 Oct
Imported
116GWh
Exported
33GWh
Net in
83GWh
Average net flow
3.46GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.15GWImporting

In 10.2 GWhOut 6.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.13GWExporting

In 7.6 GWhOut 10.8 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.45GWImporting

In 59.2 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.18GWExporting

In 1.3 GWhOut 5.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.13GWExporting

In 6.5 GWhOut 9.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.31GWImporting

In 31.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWGenerating

Generated 4.3 GWhPumped 3.3 GWh

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