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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 19 October 2025

On Sunday 19 October, demand averaged 29.0 GW. Renewables supplied 56%.

29.0GW AVERAGEWind16.96 GW53%Hydro0.26 GW1%Biomass1.25 GW4%Solar0.49 GW2%Gas3.43 GW11%Imports5.40 GW17%Nuclear4.03 GW13%29.0GW AVERAGE53%11%17%13%
Price
£65.57/MWh
Day average £65.57
Demand29.0GW
Generation 26.4Transfers 2.6
Fossil fuels11%
Renewables56%
Other34%
Carbon intensityLow
66g/kWh
0Day average 66300
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Key moments

On Sunday 19 October 2025, wind supplied 53% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 13%. Demand peaked at 36.3 GW at 18:10. Carbon intensity averaged 66 g/kWh and the price £65.57/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 19.9 GW at 15:55. Solar generation peaked at 2.5 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:30 (53 g/kWh) and highest at 18:30 (89 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £42.16/MWh at 23:00 to £94.53/MWh at 17:30. Wind made 64% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 35% across 2025.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.491.5%Wind 16.9653.3%Gas 3.4310.8%Hydro 0.260.8%Biomass 1.253.9%Nuclear 4.0312.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.0avgGeneration 26.4avgTransfers 2.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.3GW · 18:10
Low 21.0 · 05:15Avg 29.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 26.4Transfers 2.6 GW
Net imports78GWh
In
129 Out
51
Zero-carbon share82%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 1%Wind 64%Solar 2%

Transfers · Sun 19 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 19 October 2025, Great Britain imported 129 GWh and exported 51 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (71 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (24 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 19 Oct
Imported
129GWh
Exported
51GWh
Net in
78GWh
Average net flow
3.24GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.29GWImporting

In 13.5 GWhOut 6.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.35GWImporting

In 16.8 GWhOut 8.4 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.95GWImporting

In 70.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.81GWExporting

In 4.6 GWhOut 24.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.01GWExporting

In 9.3 GWhOut 9.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.47GWImporting

In 14.3 GWhOut 3.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.67GWPumping

Generated 0.3 GWhPumped 16.5 GWh

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