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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 25 January 2026

On Sunday 25 January, demand averaged 33.4 GW. Renewables supplied 48%.

33.4GW AVERAGEWind16.35 GW46%Hydro0.49 GW1%Biomass3.15 GW9%Solar0.32 GW1%Gas8.34 GW23%Imports3.42 GW10%Nuclear3.46 GW10%33.4GW AVERAGE46%9%23%10%10%
Price
£97.30/MWh
Day average £97.30
Demand33.4GW
Generation 32.1Transfers 1.3
Fossil fuels23%
Renewables48%
Other28%
Carbon intensityLow
112g/kWh
0Day average 112300
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Key moments

On Sunday 25 January 2026, wind supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 23%. Demand peaked at 41.1 GW at 17:10. Carbon intensity averaged 112 g/kWh and the price £97.30/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 21.3 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 1.6 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:30 (57 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (182 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £76.48/MWh at 01:30 to £121.05/MWh at 18:00. Wind made 51% 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 0.320.9%Wind 16.3546.0%Gas 8.3423.5%Hydro 0.491.4%Biomass 3.158.9%Nuclear 3.469.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.4avgGeneration 32.1avgTransfers 1.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.1GW · 17:10
Low 25.8 · 05:20Avg 33.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 32.1Transfers 1.3 GW
Net imports31GWh
In
79 Out
48
Zero-carbon share64%of generation
Nuclear 11%Hydro 2%Wind 51%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sun 25 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 25 January 2026, Great Britain imported 79 GWh and exported 48 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (58 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (25 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 25 Jan
Imported
79GWh
Exported
48GWh
Net in
31GWh
Average net flow
1.29GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.12GWExporting

In 2.4 GWhOut 5.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.09GWImporting

In 7.8 GWhOut 5.6 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.40GWImporting

In 57.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.05GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 25.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.03GWExporting

In 6.0 GWhOut 6.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.01GWExporting

In 5.0 GWhOut 5.2 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWPumping

Generated 3.2 GWhPumped 4.2 GWh

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