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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 16 October 2025

On Thursday 16 October, demand averaged 31.0 GW. Renewables supplied 13%.

31.0GW AVERAGEWind2.98 GW9%Hydro0.43 GW1%Biomass2.21 GW7%Solar0.99 GW3%Gas17.03 GW52%Imports5.32 GW16%Nuclear3.81 GW12%31.0GW AVERAGE9%52%16%12%
Price
£86.81/MWh
Day average £86.81
Demand31.0GW
Generation 27.5Transfers 3.6
Fossil fuels52%
Renewables13%
Other35%
Carbon intensityHigh
232g/kWh
0Day average 232300
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Key moments

On Thursday 16 October 2025, gas supplied 52% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 12%. Demand peaked at 37.7 GW at 10:35. Carbon intensity averaged 232 g/kWh and the price £86.81/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.5 GW at 05:25. Solar generation peaked at 4.7 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:00 (194 g/kWh) and highest at 17:30 (267 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £71.10/MWh at 04:30 to £128.96/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 62% 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 0.993.0%Wind 2.989.1%Gas 17.0352.0%Hydro 0.431.3%Biomass 2.216.7%Nuclear 3.8111.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.0avgGeneration 27.5avgTransfers 3.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.7GW · 10:35
Low 22.2 · 05:00Avg 31.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 27.5Transfers 3.6 GW
Net imports84GWh
In
123 Out
39
Zero-carbon share30%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 2%Wind 11%Solar 4%

Transfers · Thu 16 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 16 October 2025, Great Britain imported 123 GWh and exported 39 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (43 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (34 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 16 Oct
Imported
123GWh
Exported
39GWh
Net in
84GWh
Average net flow
3.52GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.58GWImporting

In 14.9 GWhOut 0.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.81GWImporting

In 19.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.77GWImporting

In 42.8 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.43GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 34.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.39GWImporting

In 12.5 GWhOut 3.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWGenerating

Generated 4.6 GWhPumped 3.9 GWh

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