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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 13 January 2026

On Tuesday 13 January, demand averaged 36.4 GW. Renewables supplied 33%.

36.4GW AVERAGEWind11.84 GW31%Hydro0.65 GW2%Biomass2.53 GW7%Solar0.21 GW1%Gas14.19 GW37%Imports5.47 GW14%Nuclear3.85 GW10%36.4GW AVERAGE31%37%14%10%
Price
£91.76/MWh
Day average £91.76
Demand36.4GW
Generation 33.3Transfers 3.1
Fossil fuels37%
Renewables33%
Other31%
Carbon intensityHigh
162g/kWh
0Day average 162300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 13 January 2026, gas supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 31%. Demand peaked at 44.3 GW at 18:00. Carbon intensity averaged 162 g/kWh and the price £91.76/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.8 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 1.3 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (74 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (214 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £76.39/MWh at 23:30 to £114.45/MWh at 08:00. Gas made 43% 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 0.210.6%Wind 11.8430.6%Gas 14.1936.6%Hydro 0.651.7%Biomass 2.536.5%Nuclear 3.859.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.4avgGeneration 33.3avgTransfers 3.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.3GW · 18:00
Low 25.2 · 05:05Avg 36.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 33.3Transfers 3.1 GW
Net imports71GWh
In
125 Out
54
Zero-carbon share50%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 2%Wind 36%Solar 1%

Transfers · Tue 13 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 13 January 2026, Great Britain imported 125 GWh and exported 54 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (77 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (32 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 13 Jan
Imported
125GWh
Exported
54GWh
Net in
71GWh
Average net flow
2.96GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.16GWImporting

In 9.8 GWhOut 6.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.07GWExporting

In 9.6 GWhOut 11.3 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.23GWImporting

In 77.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.33GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 31.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.43GWImporting

In 13.6 GWhOut 3.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.54GWImporting

In 14.9 GWhOut 2.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.18GWGenerating

Generated 5.9 GWhPumped 1.7 GWh

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