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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 5 October 2025

On Sunday 5 October, demand averaged 28.3 GW. Renewables supplied 69%.

28.3GW AVERAGEWind18.70 GW61%Hydro0.53 GW2%Biomass0.34 GW1%Solar2.06 GW7%Gas3.27 GW11%Imports3.44 GW11%Nuclear2.51 GW8%28.3GW AVERAGE61%11%11%8%
Price
£30.91/MWh
Day average £30.91
Demand28.3GW
Generation 27.4Transfers 0.9
Fossil fuels11%
Renewables69%
Other20%
Carbon intensityLow
60g/kWh
0Day average 60300
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Key moments

On Sunday 5 October 2025, wind supplied 61% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 11%. Demand peaked at 34.0 GW at 13:05. Carbon intensity averaged 60 g/kWh and the price £30.91/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 20.6 GW at 09:20. Solar generation peaked at 7.9 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 11:30 (49 g/kWh) and highest at 18:30 (89 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £1.06/MWh at 13:30 to £103.66/MWh at 19:00. Wind made 68% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 35% across 2025.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 2.066.7%Wind 18.7060.6%Gas 3.2710.6%Hydro 0.531.7%Biomass 0.341.1%Nuclear 2.518.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.3avgGeneration 27.4avgTransfers 0.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.0GW · 13:05
Low 21.2 · 04:20Avg 28.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 27.4Transfers 0.9 GW
Net imports32GWh
In
80 Out
48
Zero-carbon share87%of generation
Nuclear 9%Hydro 2%Wind 68%Solar 8%

Transfers · Sun 5 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 5 October 2025, Great Britain imported 80 GWh and exported 48 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (32 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (21 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 5 Oct
Imported
80GWh
Exported
48GWh
Net in
32GWh
Average net flow
1.34GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.50GWImporting

In 12.3 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.42GWImporting

In 11.6 GWhOut 1.6 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.07GWImporting

In 32.4 GWhOut 6.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.82GWExporting

In 1.3 GWhOut 20.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.45GWImporting

In 12.5 GWhOut 1.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.28GWExporting

In 9.6 GWhOut 16.3 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.47GWPumping

Generated 2.8 GWhPumped 14.2 GWh

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