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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 9 October 2025

On Thursday 9 October, demand averaged 30.0 GW. Renewables supplied 35%.

30.0GW AVERAGEWind9.33 GW29%Hydro0.45 GW1%Biomass2.36 GW7%Solar1.38 GW4%Gas10.50 GW33%Imports4.87 GW15%Nuclear2.84 GW9%30.0GW AVERAGE29%7%33%15%9%
Price
£93.66/MWh
Day average £93.66
Demand30.0GW
Generation 26.9Transfers 3.1
Fossil fuels33%
Renewables35%
Other32%
Carbon intensityModerate
154g/kWh
0Day average 154300
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Key moments

On Thursday 9 October 2025, gas supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 29%. Demand peaked at 35.7 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity averaged 154 g/kWh and the price £93.66/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.8 GW at 13:10. Solar generation peaked at 5.4 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:30 (119 g/kWh) and highest at 18:00 (218 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £70.42/MWh at 14:00 to £125.35/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 39% 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 1.384.3%Wind 9.3329.4%Gas 10.5033.1%Hydro 0.451.4%Biomass 2.367.5%Nuclear 2.849.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.0avgGeneration 26.9avgTransfers 3.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.7GW · 13:00
Low 22.1 · 05:00Avg 30.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 26.9Transfers 3.1 GW
Net imports74GWh
In
115 Out
41
Zero-carbon share52%of generation
Nuclear 11%Hydro 2%Wind 35%Solar 5%

Transfers · Thu 9 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 9 October 2025, Great Britain imported 115 GWh and exported 41 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (49 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (25 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 9 Oct
Imported
115GWh
Exported
41GWh
Net in
74GWh
Average net flow
3.09GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.16GWImporting

In 7.6 GWhOut 3.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.49GWImporting

In 17.5 GWhOut 5.7 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.03GWImporting

In 48.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.06GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 25.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.08GWImporting

In 7.9 GWhOut 6.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWGenerating

Generated 1.8 GWhPumped 1.5 GWh

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