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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 17 January 2026

On Saturday 17 January, demand averaged 32.9 GW. Renewables supplied 23%.

32.9GW AVERAGEWind6.74 GW19%Hydro0.38 GW1%Biomass3.13 GW9%Solar0.71 GW2%Gas14.27 GW41%Imports5.50 GW16%Nuclear3.99 GW11%32.9GW AVERAGE19%9%41%16%11%
Price
£103.30/MWh
Day average £103.30
Demand32.9GW
Generation 29.2Transfers 3.7
Fossil fuels41%
Renewables23%
Other36%
Carbon intensityHigh
191g/kWh
0Day average 191300
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Key moments

On Saturday 17 January 2026, gas supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 19%. Demand peaked at 38.8 GW at 11:25. Carbon intensity averaged 191 g/kWh and the price £103.30/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.6 GW at 00:20. Solar generation peaked at 3.8 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:00 (135 g/kWh) and highest at 18:30 (239 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £88.54/MWh at 11:30 to £126.82/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 0.712.0%Wind 6.7419.4%Gas 14.2741.1%Hydro 0.381.1%Biomass 3.139.0%Nuclear 3.9911.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.9avgGeneration 29.2avgTransfers 3.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.8GW · 11:25
Low 26.5 · 05:10Avg 32.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 29.2Transfers 3.7 GW
Net imports93GWh
In
131 Out
38
Zero-carbon share40%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 1%Wind 23%Solar 2%

Transfers · Sat 17 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 17 January 2026, Great Britain imported 131 GWh and exported 38 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (53 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (35 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 17 Jan
Imported
131GWh
Exported
38GWh
Net in
93GWh
Average net flow
3.89GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.46GWImporting

In 11.4 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.50GWImporting

In 13.4 GWhOut 1.5 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.18GWImporting

In 53.2 GWhOut 0.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.47GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 35.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.81GWImporting

In 19.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.18GWPumping

Generated 1.1 GWhPumped 5.4 GWh

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