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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 19 January 2026

On Monday 19 January, demand averaged 35.6 GW. Renewables supplied 22%.

35.6GW AVERAGEWind7.53 GW20%Hydro0.47 GW1%Biomass2.71 GW7%Solar0.40 GW1%Gas18.72 GW50%Imports3.67 GW10%Nuclear3.98 GW11%35.6GW AVERAGE20%7%50%10%11%
Price
£102.36/MWh
Day average £102.36
Demand35.6GW
Generation 33.8Transfers 1.8
Fossil fuels50%
Renewables22%
Other28%
Carbon intensityHigh
211g/kWh
0Day average 211300
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Key moments

On Monday 19 January 2026, gas supplied 50% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 20%. Demand peaked at 43.3 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity averaged 211 g/kWh and the price £102.36/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.7 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 2.2 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (133 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (259 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £79.20/MWh at 23:30 to £138.61/MWh at 16:00. Gas made 55% 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 0.401.1%Wind 7.5320.1%Gas 18.7250.0%Hydro 0.471.3%Biomass 2.717.2%Nuclear 3.9810.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.6avgGeneration 33.8avgTransfers 1.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.3GW · 11:30
Low 25.2 · 05:05Avg 35.60–60 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 33.8Transfers 1.8 GW
Net imports43GWh
In
84 Out
41
Zero-carbon share37%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 1%Wind 22%Solar 1%

Transfers · Mon 19 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 19 January 2026, Great Britain imported 84 GWh and exported 41 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (45 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (23 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 19 Jan
Imported
84GWh
Exported
41GWh
Net in
43GWh
Average net flow
1.77GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.36GWImporting

In 11.4 GWhOut 2.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.17GWExporting

In 5.1 GWhOut 9.2 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.80GWImporting

In 44.9 GWhOut 1.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.96GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 23.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.11GWImporting

In 7.1 GWhOut 4.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.64GWImporting

In 15.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWGenerating

Generated 4.0 GWhPumped 3.1 GWh

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