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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 3 January 2026

On Saturday 3 January, demand averaged 35.8 GW. Renewables supplied 54%.

35.8GW AVERAGEWind18.43 GW49%Hydro0.34 GW1%Biomass2.70 GW7%Solar1.37 GW4%Gas5.69 GW15%Imports4.60 GW12%Nuclear4.25 GW11%35.8GW AVERAGE49%7%15%12%11%
Price
£81.77/MWh
Day average £81.77
Demand35.8GW
Generation 32.8Transfers 3.0
Fossil fuels15%
Renewables54%
Other31%
Carbon intensityLow
83g/kWh
0Day average 83300
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Key moments

On Saturday 3 January 2026, wind supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 15%. Demand peaked at 42.9 GW at 18:50. Carbon intensity averaged 83 g/kWh and the price £81.77/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 19.4 GW at 10:25. Solar generation peaked at 7.3 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 05:30 (58 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (121 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £65.53/MWh at 04:30 to £100.97/MWh at 18:00. Wind made 56% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 36% across 2026 so far.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.373.7%Wind 18.4349.3%Gas 5.6915.2%Hydro 0.340.9%Biomass 2.707.2%Nuclear 4.2511.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.8avgGeneration 32.8avgTransfers 3.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.9GW · 18:50
Low 27.1 · 05:40Avg 35.80–60 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 32.8Transfers 3.0 GW
Net imports76GWh
In
107 Out
31
Zero-carbon share74%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 1%Wind 56%Solar 4%

Transfers · Sat 3 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 3 January 2026, Great Britain imported 107 GWh and exported 31 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (40 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (31 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 3 Jan
Imported
107GWh
Exported
31GWh
Net in
76GWh
Average net flow
3.18GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.48GWImporting

In 11.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.73GWImporting

In 17.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.67GWImporting

In 40.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.28GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 30.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.62GWImporting

In 14.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.95GWImporting

In 22.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.14GWPumping

Generated 3.4 GWhPumped 6.8 GWh

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