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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 27 October 2025

On Monday 27 October, demand averaged 32.7 GW. Renewables supplied 52%.

32.7GW AVERAGEWind15.68 GW46%Hydro0.39 GW1%Biomass2.08 GW6%Solar1.64 GW5%Gas5.14 GW15%Imports5.41 GW16%Nuclear3.88 GW11%32.7GW AVERAGE46%15%16%11%
Price
£54.81/MWh
Day average £54.81
Demand32.7GW
Generation 28.8Transfers 3.8
Fossil fuels15%
Renewables52%
Other33%
Carbon intensityLow
84g/kWh
0Day average 84300
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Key moments

On Monday 27 October 2025, wind supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 15%. Demand peaked at 38.7 GW at 10:00. Carbon intensity averaged 84 g/kWh and the price £54.81/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 22.5 GW at 01:10. Solar generation peaked at 6.6 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:30 (34 g/kWh) and highest at 18:00 (178 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£15.55/MWh at 04:00 to £111.96/MWh at 16:30. The price was below zero for 5.5 hours. Wind made 54% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 35% across 2025.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.644.8%Wind 15.6845.8%Gas 5.1415.0%Hydro 0.391.1%Biomass 2.086.1%Nuclear 3.8811.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.7avgGeneration 28.8avgTransfers 3.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.7GW · 10:00
Low 22.5 · 04:40Avg 32.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 28.8Transfers 3.8 GW
Net imports91GWh
In
121 Out
31
Zero-carbon share75%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 1%Wind 54%Solar 6%

Transfers · Mon 27 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 27 October 2025, Great Britain imported 121 GWh and exported 31 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (45 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (11 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 27 Oct
Imported
121GWh
Exported
31GWh
Net in
91GWh
Average net flow
3.78GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.68GWImporting

In 17.6 GWhOut 1.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.48GWImporting

In 18.2 GWhOut 6.7 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.84GWImporting

In 44.7 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.17GWExporting

In 6.6 GWhOut 10.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.25GWImporting

In 12.2 GWhOut 6.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.70GWImporting

In 22.0 GWhOut 5.2 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWGenerating

Generated 8.5 GWhPumped 7.1 GWh

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