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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 6 January 2026

On Tuesday 6 January, demand averaged 40.4 GW. Renewables supplied 30%.

40.4GW AVERAGEWind11.64 GW27%Hydro0.58 GW1%Biomass3.35 GW8%Solar0.62 GW1%Gas21.96 GW51%Imports0.99 GW2%Nuclear3.99 GW9%40.4GW AVERAGE27%8%51%9%
Price
£147.03/MWh
Day average £147.03
Demand40.4GW
Generation 42.1Transfers −1.7
Fossil fuels51%
Renewables30%
Other19%
Carbon intensityVery high
215g/kWh
0Day average 215300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 6 January 2026, gas supplied 51% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 27%. Demand peaked at 47.6 GW at 12:50. Carbon intensity averaged 215 g/kWh and the price £147.03/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 20.7 GW at 21:30. Solar generation peaked at 3.6 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (101 g/kWh) and highest at 02:30 (269 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £74.41/MWh at 23:30 to £273.48/MWh at 10:00. 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 0.621.4%Wind 11.6427.0%Gas 21.9650.9%Hydro 0.581.4%Biomass 3.357.8%Nuclear 3.999.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 40.4avgGeneration 42.1avgTransfers −1.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand47.6GW · 12:50
Low 30.3 · 04:20Avg 40.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain104%of demand
Generation 42.1Transfers −1.7 GW
Net exports39GWh
In
17 Out
56
Zero-carbon share40%of generation
Nuclear 9%Hydro 1%Wind 28%Solar 1%

Transfers · Tue 6 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 6 January 2026, Great Britain imported 17 GWh and exported 56 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (8 GWh), and the most exports went to France (25 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 6 Jan
Imported
17GWh
Exported
56GWh
Net out
39GWh
Average net flow
1.65GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.04GWExporting

In 3.3 GWhOut 4.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.05GWExporting

In 4.4 GWhOut 5.6 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.05GWExporting

In 0.2 GWhOut 25.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.44GWExporting

In 0.4 GWhOut 10.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.16GWImporting

In 8.1 GWhOut 4.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.23GWExporting

In 0.5 GWhOut 6.1 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWPumping

Generated 6.7 GWhPumped 8.9 GWh

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