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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 15 January 2026

On Thursday 15 January, demand averaged 37.1 GW. Renewables supplied 34%.

37.1GW AVERAGEWind12.31 GW32%Hydro0.55 GW1%Biomass1.34 GW3%Solar0.25 GW1%Gas13.65 GW35%Imports6.48 GW17%Nuclear3.92 GW10%37.1GW AVERAGE32%35%17%10%
Price
£97.00/MWh
Day average £97.00
Demand37.1GW
Generation 32.0Transfers 5.1
Fossil fuels35%
Renewables34%
Other30%
Carbon intensityHigh
160g/kWh
0Day average 160300
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Key moments

On Thursday 15 January 2026, gas supplied 35% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 32%. Demand peaked at 43.4 GW at 12:25. Carbon intensity averaged 160 g/kWh and the price £97.00/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 17.9 GW at 00:05. Solar generation peaked at 1.5 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:00 (59 g/kWh) and highest at 16:00 (223 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £76.37/MWh at 04:30 to £132.23/MWh at 17:00. 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 0.250.6%Wind 12.3132.0%Gas 13.6535.5%Hydro 0.551.4%Biomass 1.343.5%Nuclear 3.9210.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.1avgGeneration 32.0avgTransfers 5.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.4GW · 12:25
Low 27.4 · 05:05Avg 37.10–60 GW
Made in Great Britain86%of demand
Generation 32.0Transfers 5.1 GW
Net imports124GWh
In
153 Out
29
Zero-carbon share53%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 2%Wind 38%Solar 1%

Transfers · Thu 15 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 15 January 2026, Great Britain imported 153 GWh and exported 29 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (68 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (28 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 15 Jan
Imported
153GWh
Exported
29GWh
Net in
124GWh
Average net flow
5.16GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.73GWImporting

In 18.1 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.91GWImporting

In 21.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.83GWImporting

In 67.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.18GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 28.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.92GWImporting

In 22.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.96GWImporting

In 23.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWPumping

Generated 2.9 GWhPumped 4.6 GWh

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