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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 24 January 2026

On Saturday 24 January, demand averaged 33.8 GW. Renewables supplied 60%.

33.8GW AVERAGEWind19.91 GW56%Hydro0.55 GW2%Biomass2.94 GW8%Solar0.96 GW3%Gas4.10 GW12%Imports3.94 GW11%Nuclear3.21 GW9%33.8GW AVERAGE56%8%12%11%9%
Price
£90.96/MWh
Day average £90.96
Demand33.8GW
Generation 31.7Transfers 2.1
Fossil fuels12%
Renewables60%
Other28%
Carbon intensityLow
68g/kWh
0Day average 68300
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Key moments

On Saturday 24 January 2026, wind supplied 56% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 12%. Demand peaked at 40.0 GW at 18:20. Carbon intensity averaged 68 g/kWh and the price £90.96/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 22.2 GW at 21:00. Solar generation peaked at 5.0 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:00 (46 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (95 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £63.92/MWh at 04:30 to £117.89/MWh at 15:30. Wind made 63% 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 0.962.7%Wind 19.9155.9%Gas 4.1011.5%Hydro 0.551.5%Biomass 2.948.2%Nuclear 3.219.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.8avgGeneration 31.7avgTransfers 2.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.0GW · 18:20
Low 26.6 · 05:10Avg 33.80–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 31.7Transfers 2.1 GW
Net imports58GWh
In
93 Out
35
Zero-carbon share78%of generation
Nuclear 10%Hydro 2%Wind 63%Solar 3%

Transfers · Sat 24 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 24 January 2026, Great Britain imported 93 GWh and exported 35 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (57 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (18 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 24 Jan
Imported
93GWh
Exported
35GWh
Net in
58GWh
Average net flow
2.41GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.13GWExporting

In 4.1 GWhOut 7.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.71GWImporting

In 17.5 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.39GWImporting

In 57.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.62GWExporting

In 2.9 GWhOut 17.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.03GWExporting

In 7.4 GWhOut 8.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.09GWImporting

In 4.2 GWhOut 2.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.29GWPumping

Generated 1.2 GWhPumped 8.0 GWh

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