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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 9 January 2026

On Friday 9 January, demand averaged 39.1 GW. Renewables supplied 33%.

39.1GW AVERAGEWind12.94 GW32%Hydro0.40 GW1%Biomass2.65 GW7%Solar0.28 GW1%Gas12.74 GW31%Imports7.96 GW20%Nuclear3.79 GW9%39.1GW AVERAGE32%31%20%9%
Price
£88.09/MWh
Day average £88.09
Demand39.1GW
Generation 32.8Transfers 6.3
Fossil fuels31%
Renewables33%
Other35%
Carbon intensityModerate
150g/kWh
0Day average 150300
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Key moments

On Friday 9 January 2026, wind supplied 32% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 31%. Demand peaked at 46.1 GW at 12:15. Carbon intensity averaged 150 g/kWh and the price £88.09/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.7 GW at 11:20. Solar generation peaked at 1.6 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:00 (112 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (177 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £76.10/MWh at 23:30 to £101.72/MWh at 18:30. Wind made 39% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 37% across 2026 so far.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.280.7%Wind 12.9431.7%Gas 12.7431.3%Hydro 0.401.0%Biomass 2.656.5%Nuclear 3.799.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 39.1avgGeneration 32.8avgTransfers 6.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.1GW · 12:15
Low 29.5 · 03:55Avg 39.10–60 GW
Made in Great Britain84%of demand
Generation 32.8Transfers 6.3 GW
Net imports155GWh
In
188 Out
34
Zero-carbon share53%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 1%Wind 39%Solar 1%

Transfers · Fri 9 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 9 January 2026, Great Britain imported 188 GWh and exported 34 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (81 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (34 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 9 Jan
Imported
188GWh
Exported
34GWh
Net in
155GWh
Average net flow
6.44GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.88GWImporting

In 21.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.23GWImporting

In 29.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.39GWImporting

In 81.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.40GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 33.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.95GWImporting

In 22.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.13GWPumping

Generated 2.7 GWhPumped 6.0 GWh

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