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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 11 October 2025

On Saturday 11 October, demand averaged 27.1 GW. Renewables supplied 18%.

27.1GW AVERAGEWind3.38 GW12%Hydro0.43 GW2%Biomass1.60 GW6%Solar1.33 GW5%Gas12.65 GW44%Imports6.29 GW22%Nuclear3.11 GW11%27.1GW AVERAGE12%44%22%11%
Price
£90.52/MWh
Day average £90.52
Demand27.1GW
Generation 22.5Transfers 4.6
Fossil fuels44%
Renewables18%
Other38%
Carbon intensityHigh
210g/kWh
0Day average 210300
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Key moments

On Saturday 11 October 2025, gas supplied 44% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 12%. Demand peaked at 31.7 GW at 13:20. Carbon intensity averaged 210 g/kWh and the price £90.52/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.9 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 5.3 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:00 (181 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (248 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £70.00/MWh at 04:30 to £126.35/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 56% 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 1.334.6%Wind 3.3811.7%Gas 12.6543.9%Hydro 0.431.5%Biomass 1.605.6%Nuclear 3.1110.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.1avgGeneration 22.5avgTransfers 4.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand31.7GW · 13:20
Low 21.1 · 05:30Avg 27.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain83%of demand
Generation 22.5Transfers 4.6 GW
Net imports113GWh
In
149 Out
36
Zero-carbon share37%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 2%Wind 15%Solar 6%

Transfers · Sat 11 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 11 October 2025, Great Britain imported 149 GWh and exported 36 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (48 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (36 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 11 Oct
Imported
149GWh
Exported
36GWh
Net in
113GWh
Average net flow
4.72GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.88GWImporting

In 21.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.26GWImporting

In 30.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.99GWImporting

In 47.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.48GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 35.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.67GWImporting

In 16.6 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWPumping

Generated 1.6 GWhPumped 4.0 GWh

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