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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 28 October 2025

On Tuesday 28 October, demand averaged 32.7 GW. Renewables supplied 61%.

32.7GW AVERAGEWind19.19 GW55%Hydro0.44 GW1%Biomass1.72 GW5%Solar1.55 GW4%Gas3.49 GW10%Imports4.32 GW12%Nuclear3.90 GW11%32.7GW AVERAGE55%10%12%11%
Price
£49.13/MWh
Day average £49.13
Demand32.7GW
Generation 30.3Transfers 2.4
Fossil fuels10%
Renewables61%
Other29%
Carbon intensityLow
59g/kWh
0Day average 59300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 28 October 2025, wind supplied 55% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 11%. Demand peaked at 38.5 GW at 12:10. Carbon intensity averaged 59 g/kWh and the price £49.13/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 21.5 GW at 11:40. Solar generation peaked at 7.2 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 10:00 (32 g/kWh) and highest at 17:00 (122 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £0.49/MWh at 01:30 to £104.63/MWh at 17:00. Wind made 63% 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 1.554.5%Wind 19.1955.5%Gas 3.4910.1%Hydro 0.441.3%Biomass 1.725.0%Nuclear 3.9011.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.7avgGeneration 30.3avgTransfers 2.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.5GW · 12:10
Low 23.7 · 05:00Avg 32.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 30.3Transfers 2.4 GW
Net imports59GWh
In
96 Out
38
Zero-carbon share83%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 1%Wind 63%Solar 5%

Transfers · Tue 28 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 28 October 2025, Great Britain imported 96 GWh and exported 38 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (42 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (19 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 28 Oct
Imported
96GWh
Exported
38GWh
Net in
59GWh
Average net flow
2.45GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.55GWImporting

In 14.2 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.07GWExporting

In 7.4 GWhOut 9.1 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.72GWImporting

In 41.6 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.62GWExporting

In 3.8 GWhOut 18.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.13GWImporting

In 9.4 GWhOut 6.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.74GWImporting

In 20.0 GWhOut 2.2 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWPumping

Generated 7.3 GWhPumped 9.0 GWh

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