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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 7 October 2025

On Tuesday 7 October, demand averaged 29.9 GW. Renewables supplied 35%.

29.9GW AVERAGEWind10.06 GW30%Hydro0.55 GW2%Biomass2.23 GW7%Solar1.13 GW3%Gas13.60 GW41%Imports3.10 GW9%Nuclear2.56 GW8%29.9GW AVERAGE30%41%9%8%
Price
£88.45/MWh
Day average £88.45
Demand29.9GW
Generation 30.1Transfers −0.3
Fossil fuels41%
Renewables35%
Other24%
Carbon intensityModerate
174g/kWh
0Day average 174300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 7 October 2025, gas supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 30%. Demand peaked at 36.4 GW at 12:25. Carbon intensity averaged 174 g/kWh and the price £88.45/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.8 GW at 06:05. Solar generation peaked at 4.2 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:00 (111 g/kWh) and highest at 18:00 (229 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £63.43/MWh at 03:30 to £137.36/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 45% 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 1.133.4%Wind 10.0630.3%Gas 13.6040.9%Hydro 0.551.7%Biomass 2.236.7%Nuclear 2.567.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.9avgGeneration 30.1avgTransfers −0.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.4GW · 12:25
Low 21.9 · 05:05Avg 29.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain101%of demand
Generation 30.1Transfers −0.3 GW
Net exports7GWh
In
72 Out
78
Zero-carbon share47%of generation
Nuclear 9%Hydro 2%Wind 33%Solar 4%

Transfers · Tue 7 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 7 October 2025, Great Britain imported 72 GWh and exported 78 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (33 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (23 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 7 Oct
Imported
72GWh
Exported
78GWh
Net out
7GWh
Average net flow
0.28GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.67GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 16.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.76GWExporting

In 0.2 GWhOut 18.5 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.25GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 3.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.78GWExporting

In 4.0 GWhOut 22.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.69GWExporting

In 1.0 GWhOut 17.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.37GWImporting

In 32.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWGenerating

Generated 2.7 GWhPumped 2.1 GWh

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