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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 14 January 2026

On Wednesday 14 January, demand averaged 37.9 GW. Renewables supplied 34%.

37.9GW AVERAGEWind11.90 GW30%Hydro0.54 GW1%Biomass2.54 GW6%Solar0.94 GW2%Gas15.80 GW40%Imports3.80 GW10%Nuclear3.90 GW10%37.9GW AVERAGE30%40%10%10%
Price
£90.42/MWh
Day average £90.42
Demand37.9GW
Generation 35.6Transfers 2.3
Fossil fuels40%
Renewables34%
Other26%
Carbon intensityHigh
174g/kWh
0Day average 174300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 14 January 2026, gas supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 30%. Demand peaked at 46.1 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity averaged 174 g/kWh and the price £90.42/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 18.3 GW at 23:50. Solar generation peaked at 5.5 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (79 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (226 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £71.60/MWh at 04:30 to £128.46/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 44% 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 0.942.4%Wind 11.9030.2%Gas 15.8040.1%Hydro 0.541.4%Biomass 2.546.4%Nuclear 3.909.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.9avgGeneration 35.6avgTransfers 2.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.1GW · 11:00
Low 26.5 · 05:05Avg 37.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 35.6Transfers 2.3 GW
Net imports57GWh
In
86 Out
29
Zero-carbon share49%of generation
Nuclear 11%Hydro 2%Wind 33%Solar 3%

Transfers · Wed 14 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 14 January 2026, Great Britain imported 86 GWh and exported 29 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (43 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (10 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 14 Jan
Imported
86GWh
Exported
29GWh
Net in
57GWh
Average net flow
2.38GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.12GWImporting

In 6.5 GWhOut 3.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.05GWExporting

In 7.2 GWhOut 8.3 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.68GWImporting

In 42.8 GWhOut 2.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.29GWExporting

In 3.0 GWhOut 9.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.26GWImporting

In 10.4 GWhOut 4.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.65GWImporting

In 16.5 GWhOut 0.9 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWPumping

Generated 4.8 GWhPumped 6.0 GWh

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