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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 6 October 2025

On Monday 6 October, demand averaged 29.8 GW. Renewables supplied 49%.

29.8GW AVERAGEWind12.41 GW39%Hydro0.52 GW2%Biomass1.60 GW5%Solar2.62 GW8%Gas8.29 GW26%Imports3.89 GW12%Nuclear2.51 GW8%29.8GW AVERAGE39%8%26%12%8%
Price
£80.46/MWh
Day average £80.46
Demand29.8GW
Generation 27.9Transfers 1.9
Fossil fuels26%
Renewables49%
Other25%
Carbon intensityModerate
118g/kWh
0Day average 118300
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Key moments

On Monday 6 October 2025, wind supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 26%. Demand peaked at 35.9 GW at 12:50. Carbon intensity averaged 118 g/kWh and the price £80.46/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.4 GW at 00:30. Solar generation peaked at 10.4 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (59 g/kWh) and highest at 17:30 (195 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £28.99/MWh at 02:00 to £131.31/MWh at 18:30. Wind made 44% 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 2.628.2%Wind 12.4139.0%Gas 8.2926.0%Hydro 0.521.6%Biomass 1.605.0%Nuclear 2.517.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.8avgGeneration 27.9avgTransfers 1.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.9GW · 12:50
Low 21.8 · 03:25Avg 29.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 27.9Transfers 1.9 GW
Net imports48GWh
In
91 Out
43
Zero-carbon share65%of generation
Nuclear 9%Hydro 2%Wind 44%Solar 9%

Transfers · Mon 6 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 6 October 2025, Great Britain imported 91 GWh and exported 43 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (46 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (12 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 6 Oct
Imported
91GWh
Exported
43GWh
Net in
48GWh
Average net flow
2.00GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.33GWExporting

In 1.4 GWhOut 9.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.06GWExporting

In 9.1 GWhOut 10.5 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.91GWImporting

In 45.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.31GWExporting

In 3.6 GWhOut 11.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.50GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 12.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.30GWImporting

In 31.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.13GWPumping

Generated 2.2 GWhPumped 5.3 GWh

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