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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 5 January 2026

On Monday 5 January, demand averaged 40.0 GW. Renewables supplied 30%.

40.0GW AVERAGEWind10.87 GW25%Hydro0.68 GW2%Biomass3.25 GW7%Solar1.35 GW3%Gas22.28 GW51%Imports1.00 GW2%Nuclear4.29 GW10%40.0GW AVERAGE25%7%51%10%
Price
£120.84/MWh
Day average £120.84
Demand40.0GW
Generation 42.7Transfers −2.7
Fossil fuels51%
Renewables30%
Other20%
Carbon intensityHigh
213g/kWh
0Day average 213300
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Key moments

On Monday 5 January 2026, gas supplied 51% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 25%. Demand peaked at 50.0 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity averaged 213 g/kWh and the price £120.84/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.4 GW at 05:35. Solar generation peaked at 7.4 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:30 (181 g/kWh) and highest at 23:30 (245 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £74.22/MWh at 00:00 to £223.09/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 52% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 28% across 2026 so far.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.353.1%Wind 10.8724.9%Gas 22.2851.0%Hydro 0.681.6%Biomass 3.257.4%Nuclear 4.299.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 40.0avgGeneration 42.7avgTransfers −2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand50.0GW · 12:00
Low 28.7 · 05:00Avg 40.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain107%of demand
Generation 42.7Transfers −2.7 GW
Net exports67GWh
In
14 Out
81
Zero-carbon share40%of generation
Nuclear 10%Hydro 2%Wind 25%Solar 3%

Transfers · Mon 5 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 5 January 2026, Great Britain imported 14 GWh and exported 81 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (7 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (30 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 5 Jan
Imported
14GWh
Exported
81GWh
Net out
67GWh
Average net flow
2.80GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 2.8 GWhOut 2.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.74GWExporting

In 0.4 GWhOut 18.1 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.73GWExporting

In 3.4 GWhOut 20.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.25GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 30.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.26GWExporting

In 0.7 GWhOut 6.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.17GWImporting

In 6.8 GWhOut 2.7 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWGenerating

Generated 9.9 GWhPumped 7.1 GWh

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