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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 22 October 2025

On Wednesday 22 October, demand averaged 30.8 GW. Renewables supplied 28%.

30.8GW AVERAGEWind7.40 GW22%Hydro0.41 GW1%Biomass2.57 GW8%Solar1.47 GW4%Gas12.93 GW39%Imports4.84 GW14%Nuclear3.88 GW12%30.8GW AVERAGE22%8%39%14%12%
Price
£96.48/MWh
Day average £96.48
Demand30.8GW
Generation 28.7Transfers 2.1
Fossil fuels39%
Renewables28%
Other34%
Carbon intensityHigh
167g/kWh
0Day average 167300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 22 October 2025, gas supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 22%. Demand peaked at 37.7 GW at 11:05. Carbon intensity averaged 167 g/kWh and the price £96.48/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.1 GW at 00:20. Solar generation peaked at 7.4 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (57 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (247 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £53.44/MWh at 00:00 to £255.20/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 45% 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 1.474.4%Wind 7.4022.1%Gas 12.9338.6%Hydro 0.411.2%Biomass 2.577.7%Nuclear 3.8811.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.8avgGeneration 28.7avgTransfers 2.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.7GW · 11:05
Low 23.0 · 04:10Avg 30.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 28.7Transfers 2.1 GW
Net imports47GWh
In
108 Out
61
Zero-carbon share46%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 1%Wind 26%Solar 5%

Transfers · Wed 22 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 22 October 2025, Great Britain imported 108 GWh and exported 61 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (64 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (33 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 22 Oct
Imported
108GWh
Exported
61GWh
Net in
47GWh
Average net flow
1.95GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.10GWExporting

In 5.9 GWhOut 8.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.22GWExporting

In 3.4 GWhOut 8.6 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.68GWImporting

In 64.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.37GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 32.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.32GWExporting

In 3.7 GWhOut 11.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.28GWImporting

In 30.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.16GWGenerating

Generated 8.3 GWhPumped 4.6 GWh

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