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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 26 January 2026

On Monday 26 January, demand averaged 36.9 GW. Renewables supplied 34%.

36.9GW AVERAGEWind12.63 GW31%Hydro0.56 GW1%Biomass2.66 GW7%Solar0.27 GW1%Gas16.98 GW42%Imports3.30 GW8%Nuclear3.71 GW9%36.9GW AVERAGE31%42%8%9%
Price
£107.13/MWh
Day average £107.13
Demand36.9GW
Generation 36.8Transfers 0.1
Fossil fuels42%
Renewables34%
Other24%
Carbon intensityHigh
179g/kWh
0Day average 179300
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Key moments

On Monday 26 January 2026, gas supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 31%. Demand peaked at 43.7 GW at 12:35. Carbon intensity averaged 179 g/kWh and the price £107.13/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 21.2 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 1.5 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (63 g/kWh) and highest at 06:30 (235 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £86.14/MWh at 23:30 to £134.72/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 46% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 28% across 2026 so far.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.270.7%Wind 12.6331.5%Gas 16.9842.3%Hydro 0.561.4%Biomass 2.666.6%Nuclear 3.719.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.9avgGeneration 36.8avgTransfers 0.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.7GW · 12:35
Low 26.1 · 05:05Avg 36.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain100%of demand
Generation 36.8Transfers 0.1 GW
Net exports2GWh
In
73 Out
75
Zero-carbon share47%of generation
Nuclear 10%Hydro 2%Wind 34%Solar 1%

Transfers · Mon 26 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 26 January 2026, Great Britain imported 73 GWh and exported 75 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (54 GWh), and the most exports went to Norway (23 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 26 Jan
Imported
73GWh
Exported
75GWh
Net out
2GWh
Average net flow
0.08GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.66GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 15.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.17GWImporting

In 10.1 GWhOut 6.1 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.06GWImporting

In 53.6 GWhOut 4.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.20GWExporting

In 5.8 GWhOut 10.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.58GWExporting

In 1.7 GWhOut 15.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.87GWExporting

In 1.6 GWhOut 22.6 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.15GWGenerating

Generated 6.5 GWhPumped 2.9 GWh

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