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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 10 January 2026

On Saturday 10 January, demand averaged 36.4 GW. Renewables supplied 31%.

36.4GW AVERAGEWind10.15 GW27%Hydro0.35 GW1%Biomass2.21 GW6%Solar1.19 GW3%Gas14.39 GW38%Imports5.53 GW15%Nuclear3.81 GW10%36.4GW AVERAGE27%38%15%10%
Price
£83.01/MWh
Day average £83.01
Demand36.4GW
Generation 32.1Transfers 4.3
Fossil fuels38%
Renewables31%
Other31%
Carbon intensityHigh
173g/kWh
0Day average 173300
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Key moments

On Saturday 10 January 2026, gas supplied 38% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 27%. Demand peaked at 43.4 GW at 17:50. Carbon intensity averaged 173 g/kWh and the price £83.01/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.7 GW at 00:35. Solar generation peaked at 6.4 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:30 (116 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (228 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £70.34/MWh at 11:30 to £100.67/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 45% 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 1.193.2%Wind 10.1527.0%Gas 14.3938.2%Hydro 0.350.9%Biomass 2.215.9%Nuclear 3.8110.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.4avgGeneration 32.1avgTransfers 4.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.4GW · 17:50
Low 28.5 · 05:10Avg 36.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 32.1Transfers 4.3 GW
Net imports105GWh
In
130 Out
25
Zero-carbon share48%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 1%Wind 32%Solar 4%

Transfers · Sat 10 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 10 January 2026, Great Britain imported 130 GWh and exported 25 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (67 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (21 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 10 Jan
Imported
130GWh
Exported
25GWh
Net in
105GWh
Average net flow
4.37GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.51GWImporting

In 12.5 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.39GWImporting

In 12.6 GWhOut 3.3 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.80GWImporting

In 67.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.78GWExporting

In 2.6 GWhOut 21.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.60GWImporting

In 14.6 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.85GWImporting

In 20.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWPumping

Generated 2.7 GWhPumped 3.7 GWh

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