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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 30 October 2025

On Thursday 30 October, demand averaged 33.3 GW. Renewables supplied 41%.

33.3GW AVERAGEWind12.57 GW36%Hydro0.57 GW2%Biomass2.69 GW8%Solar1.03 GW3%Gas8.37 GW24%Imports5.86 GW17%Nuclear3.88 GW11%33.3GW AVERAGE36%8%24%17%11%
Price
£72.72/MWh
Day average £72.72
Demand33.3GW
Generation 29.1Transfers 4.2
Fossil fuels24%
Renewables41%
Other36%
Carbon intensityModerate
121g/kWh
0Day average 121300
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Key moments

On Thursday 30 October 2025, wind supplied 36% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 24%. Demand peaked at 40.6 GW at 17:35. Carbon intensity averaged 121 g/kWh and the price £72.72/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 22.4 GW at 22:35. Solar generation peaked at 5.4 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (67 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (171 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £2.14/MWh at 23:30 to £92.13/MWh at 07:30. Wind made 43% 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 1.033.0%Wind 12.5735.9%Gas 8.3723.9%Hydro 0.571.6%Biomass 2.697.7%Nuclear 3.8811.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.3avgGeneration 29.1avgTransfers 4.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.6GW · 17:35
Low 23.9 · 04:35Avg 33.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain87%of demand
Generation 29.1Transfers 4.2 GW
Net imports96GWh
In
132 Out
35
Zero-carbon share62%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 2%Wind 43%Solar 4%

Transfers · Thu 30 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 30 October 2025, Great Britain imported 132 GWh and exported 35 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (52 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (9 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 30 Oct
Imported
132GWh
Exported
35GWh
Net in
96GWh
Average net flow
4.01GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.22GWImporting

In 14.0 GWhOut 8.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.51GWImporting

In 20.5 GWhOut 8.2 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.15GWImporting

In 51.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.00GWIdle

In 7.1 GWhOut 7.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.06GWImporting

In 11.0 GWhOut 9.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.06GWImporting

In 27.3 GWhOut 1.8 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.18GWGenerating

Generated 9.1 GWhPumped 4.9 GWh

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