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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 25 December 2025

On Thursday 25 December, demand averaged 30.1 GW. Renewables supplied 53%.

30.1GW AVERAGEWind14.87 GW47%Hydro0.54 GW2%Biomass1.07 GW3%Solar1.12 GW4%Gas3.79 GW12%Imports6.27 GW20%Nuclear3.70 GW12%30.1GW AVERAGE47%12%20%12%
Price
£79.90/MWh
Day average £79.90
Demand30.1GW
Generation 25.1Transfers 5.0
Fossil fuels12%
Renewables53%
Other35%
Carbon intensityLow
71g/kWh
0Day average 71300
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Key moments

On Thursday 25 December 2025, wind supplied 47% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 12%. Demand peaked at 39.2 GW at 13:25. Carbon intensity averaged 71 g/kWh and the price £79.90/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.0 GW at 17:50. Solar generation peaked at 6.2 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 06:30 (53 g/kWh) and highest at 14:30 (87 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £51.51/MWh at 03:30 to £100.83/MWh at 16:00. Wind made 59% 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 1.123.6%Wind 14.8747.4%Gas 3.7912.1%Hydro 0.541.7%Biomass 1.073.4%Nuclear 3.7011.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.1avgGeneration 25.1avgTransfers 5.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.2GW · 13:25
Low 24.1 · 04:20Avg 30.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain83%of demand
Generation 25.1Transfers 5.0 GW
Net imports124GWh
In
146 Out
21
Zero-carbon share81%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 2%Wind 59%Solar 4%

Transfers · Thu 25 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 25 December 2025, Great Britain imported 146 GWh and exported 21 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (75 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (17 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 25 Dec
Imported
146GWh
Exported
21GWh
Net in
124GWh
Average net flow
5.18GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.68GWImporting

In 16.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.26GWImporting

In 9.6 GWhOut 3.3 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.14GWImporting

In 75.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.71GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 16.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.48GWImporting

In 12.6 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.32GWImporting

In 31.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.19GWPumping

Generated 4.8 GWhPumped 9.3 GWh

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