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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 23 January 2026

On Friday 23 January, demand averaged 36.7 GW. Renewables supplied 56%.

36.7GW AVERAGEWind20.27 GW53%Hydro0.60 GW2%Biomass2.51 GW7%Solar0.39 GW1%Gas5.47 GW14%Imports5.63 GW15%Nuclear3.16 GW8%36.7GW AVERAGE53%14%15%8%
Price
£94.54/MWh
Day average £94.54
Demand36.7GW
Generation 32.4Transfers 4.3
Fossil fuels14%
Renewables56%
Other30%
Carbon intensityLow
79g/kWh
0Day average 79300
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Key moments

On Friday 23 January 2026, wind supplied 53% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 14%. Demand peaked at 43.1 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity averaged 79 g/kWh and the price £94.54/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 22.1 GW at 18:45. Solar generation peaked at 2.0 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:30 (58 g/kWh) and highest at 08:30 (102 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £72.22/MWh at 04:30 to £115.95/MWh at 17:30. Wind made 63% 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 0.391.0%Wind 20.2753.3%Gas 5.4714.4%Hydro 0.601.6%Biomass 2.516.6%Nuclear 3.168.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.7avgGeneration 32.4avgTransfers 4.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.1GW · 13:00
Low 28.2 · 05:05Avg 36.70–60 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 32.4Transfers 4.3 GW
Net imports106GWh
In
132 Out
26
Zero-carbon share75%of generation
Nuclear 10%Hydro 2%Wind 63%Solar 1%

Transfers · Fri 23 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 23 January 2026, Great Britain imported 132 GWh and exported 26 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (62 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (15 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 23 Jan
Imported
132GWh
Exported
26GWh
Net in
106GWh
Average net flow
4.42GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.01GWImporting

In 4.7 GWhOut 4.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.36GWImporting

In 32.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.58GWImporting

In 62.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.56GWExporting

In 1.4 GWhOut 14.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.20GWImporting

In 10.7 GWhOut 5.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.82GWImporting

In 20.1 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWPumping

Generated 3.4 GWhPumped 5.3 GWh

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