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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 14 October 2025

On Tuesday 14 October, demand averaged 30.5 GW. Renewables supplied 11%.

30.5GW AVERAGEWind2.75 GW8%Hydro0.43 GW1%Biomass2.24 GW7%Solar0.53 GW2%Gas20.83 GW62%Imports3.43 GW10%Nuclear3.54 GW10%30.5GW AVERAGE8%62%10%10%
Price
£100.04/MWh
Day average £100.04
Demand30.5GW
Generation 30.3Transfers 0.2
Fossil fuels62%
Renewables11%
Other27%
Carbon intensityVery high
257g/kWh
0Day average 257300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 14 October 2025, gas supplied 62% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 10%. Demand peaked at 37.4 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity averaged 257 g/kWh and the price £100.04/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.2 GW at 18:30. Solar generation peaked at 2.5 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (241 g/kWh) and highest at 06:30 (279 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £75.28/MWh at 03:30 to £166.72/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 69% 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 0.531.6%Wind 2.758.1%Gas 20.8361.7%Hydro 0.431.3%Biomass 2.246.6%Nuclear 3.5410.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.5avgGeneration 30.3avgTransfers 0.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.4GW · 13:00
Low 22.2 · 05:00Avg 30.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain99%of demand
Generation 30.3Transfers 0.2 GW
Net imports6GWh
In
78 Out
72
Zero-carbon share24%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 1%Wind 9%Solar 2%

Transfers · Tue 14 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 14 October 2025, Great Britain imported 78 GWh and exported 72 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (34 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (34 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 14 Oct
Imported
78GWh
Exported
72GWh
Net in
6GWh
Average net flow
0.25GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.09GWImporting

In 7.4 GWhOut 5.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.88GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 21.1 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.43GWImporting

In 34.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.42GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 34.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.37GWExporting

In 2.7 GWhOut 11.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWPumping

Generated 4.3 GWhPumped 5.6 GWh

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