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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 11 January 2026

On Sunday 11 January, demand averaged 36.2 GW. Renewables supplied 51%.

36.2GW AVERAGEWind18.49 GW49%Hydro0.41 GW1%Biomass1.39 GW4%Solar0.15 GW0%Gas10.54 GW28%Imports2.76 GW7%Nuclear3.82 GW10%36.2GW AVERAGE49%28%7%10%
Price
£80.10/MWh
Day average £80.10
Demand36.2GW
Generation 34.8Transfers 1.4
Fossil fuels28%
Renewables51%
Other21%
Carbon intensityModerate
124g/kWh
0Day average 124300
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Key moments

On Sunday 11 January 2026, wind supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 28%. Demand peaked at 45.0 GW at 17:50. Carbon intensity averaged 124 g/kWh and the price £80.10/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 21.6 GW at 18:45. Solar generation peaked at 0.9 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 22:00 (78 g/kWh) and highest at 00:00 (167 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £60.56/MWh at 23:30 to £96.69/MWh at 16:30. Wind made 53% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 36% across 2026 so far.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.150.4%Wind 18.4949.2%Gas 10.5428.1%Hydro 0.411.1%Biomass 1.393.7%Nuclear 3.8210.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.2avgGeneration 34.8avgTransfers 1.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.0GW · 17:50
Low 28.2 · 23:55Avg 36.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 34.8Transfers 1.4 GW
Net imports39GWh
In
66 Out
26
Zero-carbon share66%of generation
Nuclear 11%Hydro 1%Wind 53%Solar 0%

Transfers · Sun 11 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 11 January 2026, Great Britain imported 66 GWh and exported 26 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (47 GWh), and the most exports went to Denmark (9 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 11 Jan
Imported
66GWh
Exported
26GWh
Net in
39GWh
Average net flow
1.64GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.15GWExporting

In 1.6 GWhOut 5.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.34GWExporting

In 1.2 GWhOut 9.3 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.96GWImporting

In 47.0 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.39GWImporting

In 9.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.09GWExporting

In 4.9 GWhOut 6.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.12GWExporting

In 1.7 GWhOut 4.7 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.26GWPumping

Generated 0.5 GWhPumped 6.7 GWh

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