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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 1 January 2026

On Thursday 1 January, demand averaged 32.3 GW. Renewables supplied 58%.

32.3GW AVERAGEWind19.31 GW55%Hydro0.32 GW1%Biomass1.24 GW4%Solar0.59 GW2%Gas4.68 GW13%Imports4.72 GW13%Nuclear4.23 GW12%32.3GW AVERAGE55%13%13%12%
Price
£54.95/MWh
Day average £54.95
Demand32.3GW
Generation 30.4Transfers 1.9
Fossil fuels13%
Renewables58%
Other29%
Carbon intensityLow
75g/kWh
0Day average 75300
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Key moments

On Thursday 1 January 2026, wind supplied 55% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 13%. Demand peaked at 38.1 GW at 18:45. Carbon intensity averaged 75 g/kWh and the price £54.95/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 20.4 GW at 12:05. Solar generation peaked at 3.4 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (53 g/kWh) and highest at 00:00 (107 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £31.30/MWh at 12:00 to £91.31/MWh at 18:00. Wind made 64% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 37% across 2026 so far.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.591.7%Wind 19.3155.0%Gas 4.6813.3%Hydro 0.320.9%Biomass 1.243.5%Nuclear 4.2312.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.3avgGeneration 30.4avgTransfers 1.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.1GW · 18:45
Low 25.3 · 05:50Avg 32.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 30.4Transfers 1.9 GW
Net imports53GWh
In
108 Out
55
Zero-carbon share81%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 1%Wind 64%Solar 2%

Transfers · Thu 1 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 1 January 2026, Great Britain imported 108 GWh and exported 55 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (40 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (35 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 1 Jan
Imported
108GWh
Exported
55GWh
Net in
53GWh
Average net flow
2.21GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.60GWImporting

In 14.9 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.99GWImporting

In 23.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.89GWImporting

In 39.5 GWhOut 18.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.47GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 35.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.74GWImporting

In 17.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.46GWImporting

In 12.3 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.31GWPumping

Generated 5.2 GWhPumped 12.7 GWh

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