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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 26 December 2025

On Friday 26 December, demand averaged 29.3 GW. Renewables supplied 39%.

29.3GW AVERAGEWind10.63 GW35%Hydro0.61 GW2%Biomass2.35 GW8%Solar0.83 GW3%Gas7.24 GW24%Imports5.22 GW17%Nuclear3.77 GW12%29.3GW AVERAGE35%8%24%17%12%
Price
£82.24/MWh
Day average £82.24
Demand29.3GW
Generation 25.4Transfers 3.8
Fossil fuels24%
Renewables39%
Other37%
Carbon intensityModerate
113g/kWh
0Day average 113300
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Key moments

On Friday 26 December 2025, wind supplied 35% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 24%. Demand peaked at 35.1 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity averaged 113 g/kWh and the price £82.24/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.7 GW at 00:45. Solar generation peaked at 4.5 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:30 (59 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (163 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £68.35/MWh at 05:00 to £100.23/MWh at 19:00. Wind made 42% 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 0.832.7%Wind 10.6334.7%Gas 7.2423.6%Hydro 0.612.0%Biomass 2.357.7%Nuclear 3.7712.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.3avgGeneration 25.4avgTransfers 3.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.1GW · 11:30
Low 21.7 · 05:05Avg 29.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain87%of demand
Generation 25.4Transfers 3.8 GW
Net imports94GWh
In
122 Out
28
Zero-carbon share62%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 2%Wind 42%Solar 3%

Transfers · Fri 26 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 26 December 2025, Great Britain imported 122 GWh and exported 28 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (70 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (16 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 26 Dec
Imported
122GWh
Exported
28GWh
Net in
94GWh
Average net flow
3.90GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.38GWImporting

In 9.9 GWhOut 0.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.27GWExporting

In 3.5 GWhOut 9.9 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.90GWImporting

In 69.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.66GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 15.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.14GWImporting

In 5.2 GWhOut 1.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWPumping

Generated 3.6 GWhPumped 5.3 GWh

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