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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 24 December 2025

On Wednesday 24 December, demand averaged 32.5 GW. Renewables supplied 45%.

32.5GW AVERAGEWind13.69 GW41%Hydro0.66 GW2%Biomass1.89 GW6%Solar0.82 GW2%Gas5.44 GW16%Imports7.61 GW23%Nuclear3.49 GW10%32.5GW AVERAGE41%16%23%10%
Price
£71.47/MWh
Day average £71.47
Demand32.5GW
Generation 26.0Transfers 6.5
Fossil fuels16%
Renewables45%
Other39%
Carbon intensityModerate
94g/kWh
0Day average 94300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 24 December 2025, wind supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 16%. Demand peaked at 38.6 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity averaged 94 g/kWh and the price £71.47/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.1 GW at 06:00. Solar generation peaked at 4.4 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:30 (49 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (128 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £42.24/MWh at 02:00 to £88.93/MWh at 17:00. Wind made 53% 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 0.822.4%Wind 13.6940.8%Gas 5.4416.2%Hydro 0.662.0%Biomass 1.895.6%Nuclear 3.4910.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.5avgGeneration 26.0avgTransfers 6.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.6GW · 11:30
Low 25.3 · 04:05Avg 32.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain80%of demand
Generation 26.0Transfers 6.5 GW
Net imports155GWh
In
175 Out
21
Zero-carbon share72%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 3%Wind 53%Solar 3%

Transfers · Wed 24 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 24 December 2025, Great Britain imported 175 GWh and exported 21 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (83 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (18 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 24 Dec
Imported
175GWh
Exported
21GWh
Net in
155GWh
Average net flow
6.44GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.89GWImporting

In 21.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.56GWImporting

In 16.4 GWhOut 3.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.45GWImporting

In 82.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.74GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 17.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.88GWImporting

In 21.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWGenerating

Generated 7.3 GWhPumped 6.0 GWh

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