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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 18 January 2026

On Sunday 18 January, demand averaged 32.7 GW. Renewables supplied 19%.

32.7GW AVERAGEWind5.71 GW17%Hydro0.36 GW1%Biomass2.71 GW8%Solar0.26 GW1%Gas13.47 GW40%Imports7.02 GW21%Nuclear4.00 GW12%32.7GW AVERAGE17%8%40%21%12%
Price
£103.68/MWh
Day average £103.68
Demand32.7GW
Generation 26.5Transfers 6.2
Fossil fuels40%
Renewables19%
Other41%
Carbon intensityHigh
194g/kWh
0Day average 194300
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Key moments

On Sunday 18 January 2026, gas supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 17%. Demand peaked at 40.2 GW at 18:05. Carbon intensity averaged 194 g/kWh and the price £103.68/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.6 GW at 23:35. Solar generation peaked at 1.6 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 05:00 (162 g/kWh) and highest at 18:30 (217 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £84.62/MWh at 23:30 to £126.37/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 51% 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 0.260.8%Wind 5.7117.0%Gas 13.4740.2%Hydro 0.361.1%Biomass 2.718.1%Nuclear 4.0011.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.7avgGeneration 26.5avgTransfers 6.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.2GW · 18:05
Low 25.3 · 06:25Avg 32.70–60 GW
Made in Great Britain81%of demand
Generation 26.5Transfers 6.2 GW
Net imports153GWh
In
167 Out
15
Zero-carbon share39%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 1%Wind 22%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sun 18 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 18 January 2026, Great Britain imported 167 GWh and exported 15 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (70 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (15 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 18 Jan
Imported
167GWh
Exported
15GWh
Net in
153GWh
Average net flow
6.36GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.78GWImporting

In 18.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.90GWImporting

In 21.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.90GWImporting

In 69.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.57GWExporting

In 1.1 GWhOut 14.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.94GWImporting

In 22.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.17GWPumping

Generated 1.3 GWhPumped 5.4 GWh

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