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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 20 January 2026

On Tuesday 20 January, demand averaged 36.5 GW. Renewables supplied 49%.

36.5GW AVERAGEWind18.64 GW46%Hydro0.39 GW1%Biomass2.78 GW7%Solar0.74 GW2%Gas12.17 GW30%Imports2.07 GW5%Nuclear3.39 GW8%36.5GW AVERAGE46%30%8%
Price
£87.00/MWh
Day average £87.00
Demand36.5GW
Generation 38.1Transfers −1.7
Fossil fuels30%
Renewables49%
Other21%
Carbon intensityModerate
129g/kWh
0Day average 129300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 20 January 2026, wind supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 30%. Demand peaked at 43.1 GW at 18:00. Carbon intensity averaged 129 g/kWh and the price £87.00/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 21.5 GW at 15:25. Solar generation peaked at 4.1 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (66 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (174 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £74.08/MWh at 05:30 to £110.18/MWh at 17:00. Wind made 49% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 36% across 2026 so far.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.741.9%Wind 18.6446.4%Gas 12.1730.3%Hydro 0.391.0%Biomass 2.786.9%Nuclear 3.398.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.5avgGeneration 38.1avgTransfers −1.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.1GW · 18:00
Low 26.8 · 05:05Avg 36.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain105%of demand
Generation 38.1Transfers −1.7 GW
Net exports38GWh
In
48 Out
85
Zero-carbon share61%of generation
Nuclear 9%Hydro 1%Wind 49%Solar 2%

Transfers · Tue 20 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 20 January 2026, Great Britain imported 48 GWh and exported 85 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (45 GWh), and the most exports went to Norway (27 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 20 Jan
Imported
48GWh
Exported
85GWh
Net out
38GWh
Average net flow
1.57GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.70GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 16.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.79GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 18.8 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.83GWImporting

In 45.1 GWhOut 1.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.06GWExporting

In 2.3 GWhOut 3.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.74GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 17.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.12GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 26.9 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWPumping

Generated 2.0 GWhPumped 3.9 GWh

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