Live Grid Data
Report cache
Daily UK grid report
UK Electricity Grid Daily Report — 11 January 2025

On 11 January 2025, Britain’s electricity grid averaged 37.83 GW of grid demand, with renewables averaging 22.6% of tracked domestic generation and carbon intensity averaging 220 gCO₂/kWh. Daily UK electricity demand, generation, carbon intensity, imports, exports and key records.

Avg demand 37.83 GW

Average grid demand for this UK day.

Peak demand 44.98 GW

Highest 15-minute grid demand period.

Avg carbon 220 gCO₂/kWh

Average carbon intensity where available.

Renewables 22.6 %

Average renewable share of tracked generation.

Average grid demandDemand
37.83 GWFull-day average from available snapshots
↓ −2.73 GW vs yesterday
Peak demand17:30
44.98 GWHighest 15-minute grid demand period
↓ −3.38 GW vs yesterday
Lowest demand04:30
29.42 GWLowest 15-minute grid demand period
↓ −0.76 GW vs yesterday
Domestic generationSupply
32.14 GWTracked UK generation sources only
↓ −2.93 GW vs yesterday
Average carbonCO₂
220 gCO₂/kWhCarbon intensity average
↓ −5 g vs yesterday
Renewable shareClean
22.6 %Wind, solar, hydro and biomass
↓ −2.1 pts vs yesterday
Clean share+ Nuclear
37.8 %Renewables plus nuclear
↓ −0.8 pts vs yesterday
Net importsFlow
5.27 GWAverage imports minus exports
↓ −0.47 GW vs yesterday

Daily insight

What happened on the UK electricity grid?

On 11 January 2025, Britain’s electricity grid averaged 37.83 GW of grid demand, with renewables averaging 22.6% of tracked domestic generation and carbon intensity averaging 220 gCO₂/kWh.

The highest demand period was 44.98 GW at 17:30, while the lowest carbon intensity period was 198 gCO₂/kWh at 04:00.

Key records for 11 January 2025

Highest wind4.47 GW17:00
Highest solar4.82 GW11:30
Highest gas24.01 GW18:00
Lowest carbon198 gCO₂/kWh04:00
Highest imports6.57 GW00:45
Highest exports0.99 GW15:30

Daily chart

Demand, generation and carbon intensity

11 January 2025

Generation mix

Wind, solar, gas and interconnector flow