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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 8 January 2026

On Thursday 8 January, demand averaged 38.1 GW. Renewables supplied 16%.

38.1GW AVERAGEWind5.72 GW14%Hydro0.67 GW2%Biomass3.26 GW8%Solar0.18 GW0%Gas20.86 GW52%Imports5.48 GW14%Nuclear3.78 GW9%38.1GW AVERAGE14%8%52%14%9%
Price
£144.99/MWh
Day average £144.99
Demand38.1GW
Generation 34.5Transfers 3.6
Fossil fuels52%
Renewables16%
Other31%
Carbon intensityVery high
226g/kWh
0Day average 226300
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Key moments

On Thursday 8 January 2026, gas supplied 52% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 14%. Demand peaked at 46.1 GW at 19:00. Carbon intensity averaged 226 g/kWh and the price £144.99/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.4 GW at 20:30. Solar generation peaked at 1.1 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (120 g/kWh) and highest at 06:00 (286 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £73.11/MWh at 02:00 to £290.89/MWh at 13:00. Gas made 61% 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 0.180.4%Wind 5.7214.3%Gas 20.8652.2%Hydro 0.671.7%Biomass 3.268.2%Nuclear 3.789.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 38.1avgGeneration 34.5avgTransfers 3.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.1GW · 19:00
Low 28.0 · 04:05Avg 38.10–60 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 34.5Transfers 3.6 GW
Net imports78GWh
In
119 Out
41
Zero-carbon share30%of generation
Nuclear 11%Hydro 2%Wind 17%Solar 1%

Transfers · Thu 8 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 8 January 2026, Great Britain imported 119 GWh and exported 41 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (72 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (30 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 8 Jan
Imported
119GWh
Exported
41GWh
Net in
78GWh
Average net flow
3.24GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.51GWImporting

In 13.2 GWhOut 1.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.20GWExporting

In 4.4 GWhOut 9.1 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.00GWImporting

In 72.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.23GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 29.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.38GWImporting

In 10.4 GWhOut 1.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.77GWImporting

In 18.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.36GWGenerating

Generated 12.9 GWhPumped 4.3 GWh

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