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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 12 January 2026

On Monday 12 January, demand averaged 36.9 GW. Renewables supplied 50%.

36.9GW AVERAGEWind18.48 GW47%Hydro0.60 GW2%Biomass1.97 GW5%Solar0.41 GW1%Gas11.28 GW29%Imports2.69 GW7%Nuclear3.82 GW10%36.9GW AVERAGE47%29%10%
Price
£85.47/MWh
Day average £85.47
Demand36.9GW
Generation 36.5Transfers 0.4
Fossil fuels29%
Renewables50%
Other22%
Carbon intensityModerate
123g/kWh
0Day average 123300
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Key moments

On Monday 12 January 2026, wind supplied 47% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 29%. Demand peaked at 43.7 GW at 18:20. Carbon intensity averaged 123 g/kWh and the price £85.47/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 19.7 GW at 00:30. Solar generation peaked at 2.2 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (71 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (164 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £68.83/MWh at 02:30 to £102.89/MWh at 17:30. Wind made 51% 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 0.411.0%Wind 18.4847.1%Gas 11.2828.7%Hydro 0.601.5%Biomass 1.975.0%Nuclear 3.829.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.9avgGeneration 36.5avgTransfers 0.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.7GW · 18:20
Low 27.1 · 05:10Avg 36.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain99%of demand
Generation 36.5Transfers 0.4 GW
Net imports11GWh
In
62 Out
51
Zero-carbon share64%of generation
Nuclear 10%Hydro 2%Wind 51%Solar 1%

Transfers · Mon 12 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 12 January 2026, Great Britain imported 62 GWh and exported 51 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (45 GWh), and the most exports went to Norway (14 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 12 Jan
Imported
62GWh
Exported
51GWh
Net in
11GWh
Average net flow
0.45GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.42GWExporting

In 1.4 GWhOut 11.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.17GWExporting

In 3.0 GWhOut 7.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.75GWImporting

In 44.6 GWhOut 2.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.30GWExporting

In 2.8 GWhOut 9.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.06GWExporting

In 4.8 GWhOut 6.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.36GWExporting

In 4.9 GWhOut 13.6 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWPumping

Generated 3.0 GWhPumped 4.8 GWh

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