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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 16 January 2026

On Friday 16 January, demand averaged 36.5 GW. Renewables supplied 28%.

36.5GW AVERAGEWind8.93 GW23%Hydro0.50 GW1%Biomass2.39 GW6%Solar1.05 GW3%Gas16.24 GW43%Imports5.01 GW13%Nuclear3.96 GW10%36.5GW AVERAGE23%43%13%10%
Price
£101.21/MWh
Day average £101.21
Demand36.5GW
Generation 33.1Transfers 3.4
Fossil fuels43%
Renewables28%
Other30%
Carbon intensityHigh
188g/kWh
0Day average 188300
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Key moments

On Friday 16 January 2026, gas supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 23%. Demand peaked at 44.5 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity averaged 188 g/kWh and the price £101.21/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.2 GW at 19:35. Solar generation peaked at 5.7 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (132 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (241 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £84.48/MWh at 11:30 to £134.75/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 49% 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 1.052.8%Wind 8.9323.4%Gas 16.2442.6%Hydro 0.501.3%Biomass 2.396.3%Nuclear 3.9610.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.5avgGeneration 33.1avgTransfers 3.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.5GW · 10:30
Low 27.4 · 05:15Avg 36.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 33.1Transfers 3.4 GW
Net imports82GWh
In
118 Out
36
Zero-carbon share44%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 2%Wind 27%Solar 3%

Transfers · Fri 16 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 16 January 2026, Great Britain imported 118 GWh and exported 36 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (39 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (26 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 16 Jan
Imported
118GWh
Exported
36GWh
Net in
82GWh
Average net flow
3.43GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.30GWImporting

In 10.9 GWhOut 3.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.74GWImporting

In 19.2 GWhOut 1.6 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.60GWImporting

In 38.9 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.08GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 26.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.47GWImporting

In 15.4 GWhOut 4.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWPumping

Generated 2.2 GWhPumped 2.9 GWh

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