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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 7 January 2026

On Wednesday 7 January, demand averaged 39.8 GW. Renewables supplied 39%.

39.8GW AVERAGEWind14.85 GW35%Hydro0.40 GW1%Biomass3.30 GW8%Solar1.05 GW2%Gas15.85 GW38%Imports2.78 GW7%Nuclear3.77 GW9%39.8GW AVERAGE35%8%38%9%
Price
£78.84/MWh
Day average £78.84
Demand39.8GW
Generation 39.2Transfers 0.6
Fossil fuels38%
Renewables39%
Other23%
Carbon intensityHigh
170g/kWh
0Day average 170300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 7 January 2026, gas supplied 38% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 35%. Demand peaked at 47.8 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity averaged 170 g/kWh and the price £78.84/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 18.9 GW at 08:55. Solar generation peaked at 5.9 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:30 (92 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (225 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £65.47/MWh at 03:00 to £95.46/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 40% 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 1.052.5%Wind 14.8535.4%Gas 15.8537.7%Hydro 0.401.0%Biomass 3.307.8%Nuclear 3.779.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 39.8avgGeneration 39.2avgTransfers 0.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand47.8GW · 11:00
Low 30.1 · 04:25Avg 39.80–60 GW
Made in Great Britain98%of demand
Generation 39.2Transfers 0.6 GW
Net imports25GWh
In
65 Out
41
Zero-carbon share51%of generation
Nuclear 10%Hydro 1%Wind 38%Solar 3%

Transfers · Wed 7 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 7 January 2026, Great Britain imported 65 GWh and exported 41 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (18 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (27 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 7 Jan
Imported
65GWh
Exported
41GWh
Net in
25GWh
Average net flow
1.02GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.17GWImporting

In 6.4 GWhOut 2.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.72GWImporting

In 17.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.19GWExporting

In 6.8 GWhOut 11.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.12GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 26.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.72GWImporting

In 17.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.71GWImporting

In 17.6 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.40GWPumping

Generated 1.2 GWhPumped 10.8 GWh

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