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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 10 October 2025

On Friday 10 October, demand averaged 29.8 GW. Renewables supplied 24%.

29.8GW AVERAGEWind6.32 GW20%Hydro0.44 GW1%Biomass2.13 GW7%Solar0.87 GW3%Gas12.61 GW40%Imports6.44 GW20%Nuclear2.86 GW9%29.8GW AVERAGE20%40%20%9%
Price
£87.51/MWh
Day average £87.51
Demand29.8GW
Generation 25.2Transfers 4.6
Fossil fuels40%
Renewables24%
Other36%
Carbon intensityHigh
187g/kWh
0Day average 187300
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Key moments

On Friday 10 October 2025, gas supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 20%. Demand peaked at 34.8 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity averaged 187 g/kWh and the price £87.51/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.2 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 3.1 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:30 (138 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (218 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £76.02/MWh at 01:00 to £104.76/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 50% 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 0.872.7%Wind 6.3220.0%Gas 12.6139.8%Hydro 0.441.4%Biomass 2.136.7%Nuclear 2.869.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.8avgGeneration 25.2avgTransfers 4.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.8GW · 10:30
Low 22.4 · 05:05Avg 29.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain85%of demand
Generation 25.2Transfers 4.6 GW
Net imports113GWh
In
153 Out
40
Zero-carbon share42%of generation
Nuclear 11%Hydro 2%Wind 25%Solar 3%

Transfers · Fri 10 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 10 October 2025, Great Britain imported 153 GWh and exported 40 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (64 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (33 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 10 Oct
Imported
153GWh
Exported
40GWh
Net in
113GWh
Average net flow
4.71GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.35GWImporting

In 11.0 GWhOut 2.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.42GWImporting

In 34.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.67GWImporting

In 64.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.37GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 32.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.23GWImporting

In 9.9 GWhOut 4.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.11GWPumping

Generated 2.0 GWhPumped 4.7 GWh

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