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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 22 January 2026

On Thursday 22 January, demand averaged 36.7 GW. Renewables supplied 52%.

36.7GW AVERAGEWind19.69 GW50%Hydro0.56 GW1%Biomass3.03 GW8%Solar0.22 GW1%Gas6.93 GW18%Imports5.35 GW14%Nuclear3.27 GW8%36.7GW AVERAGE50%8%18%14%8%
Price
£96.83/MWh
Day average £96.83
Demand36.7GW
Generation 33.7Transfers 3.0
Fossil fuels18%
Renewables52%
Other30%
Carbon intensityModerate
90g/kWh
0Day average 90300
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Key moments

On Thursday 22 January 2026, wind supplied 50% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 18%. Demand peaked at 43.5 GW at 18:15. Carbon intensity averaged 90 g/kWh and the price £96.83/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 21.4 GW at 18:30. Solar generation peaked at 1.1 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:00 (46 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (133 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £62.33/MWh at 00:00 to £120.25/MWh at 17:30. Wind made 58% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 37% across 2026 so far.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.220.6%Wind 19.6950.4%Gas 6.9317.8%Hydro 0.561.4%Biomass 3.037.8%Nuclear 3.278.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.7avgGeneration 33.7avgTransfers 3.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.5GW · 18:15
Low 27.4 · 04:05Avg 36.70–60 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 33.7Transfers 3.0 GW
Net imports72GWh
In
124 Out
52
Zero-carbon share70%of generation
Nuclear 10%Hydro 2%Wind 58%Solar 1%

Transfers · Thu 22 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 22 January 2026, Great Britain imported 124 GWh and exported 52 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (63 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (34 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 22 Jan
Imported
124GWh
Exported
52GWh
Net in
72GWh
Average net flow
3.02GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.03GWExporting

In 5.8 GWhOut 6.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.17GWImporting

In 28.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.62GWImporting

In 62.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.44GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 34.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.06GWImporting

In 9.5 GWhOut 8.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.63GWImporting

In 17.8 GWhOut 2.7 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.00GWIdle

Generated 4.2 GWhPumped 4.3 GWh

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