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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 8 October 2025

On Wednesday 8 October, demand averaged 29.9 GW. Renewables supplied 28%.

29.9GW AVERAGEWind7.38 GW22%Hydro0.53 GW2%Biomass2.37 GW7%Solar1.27 GW4%Gas15.68 GW47%Imports3.16 GW10%Nuclear2.78 GW8%29.9GW AVERAGE22%7%47%10%8%
Price
£89.10/MWh
Day average £89.10
Demand29.9GW
Generation 30.0Transfers −0.1
Fossil fuels47%
Renewables28%
Other25%
Carbon intensityHigh
198g/kWh
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Key moments

On Wednesday 8 October 2025, gas supplied 47% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 22%. Demand peaked at 35.8 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity averaged 198 g/kWh and the price £89.10/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.4 GW at 23:20. Solar generation peaked at 5.0 GW at 14:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (128 g/kWh) and highest at 06:30 (241 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £71.30/MWh at 02:00 to £122.25/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 52% 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 1.273.8%Wind 7.3822.2%Gas 15.6847.3%Hydro 0.531.6%Biomass 2.377.1%Nuclear 2.788.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.9avgGeneration 30.0avgTransfers −0.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.8GW · 13:30
Low 22.2 · 05:00Avg 29.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain100%of demand
Generation 30.0Transfers −0.1 GW
Net exports5GWh
In
73 Out
78
Zero-carbon share40%of generation
Nuclear 9%Hydro 2%Wind 25%Solar 4%

Transfers · Wed 8 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 8 October 2025, Great Britain imported 73 GWh and exported 78 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (38 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (28 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 8 Oct
Imported
73GWh
Exported
78GWh
Net out
5GWh
Average net flow
0.23GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.47GWExporting

In 0.4 GWhOut 11.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.72GWExporting

In 1.3 GWhOut 18.6 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.56GWImporting

In 37.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.17GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 28.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.83GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 20.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWGenerating

Generated 3.1 GWhPumped 0.6 GWh

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