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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 27 January 2026

On Tuesday 27 January, demand averaged 38.5 GW. Renewables supplied 54%.

38.5GW AVERAGEWind21.31 GW52%Hydro0.53 GW1%Biomass2.42 GW6%Solar0.34 GW1%Gas9.11 GW22%Imports3.74 GW9%Nuclear3.79 GW9%38.5GW AVERAGE52%22%9%9%
Price
£96.07/MWh
Day average £96.07
Demand38.5GW
Generation 37.5Transfers 1.0
Fossil fuels22%
Renewables54%
Other24%
Carbon intensityModerate
104g/kWh
0Day average 104300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 27 January 2026, wind supplied 52% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 22%. Demand peaked at 46.0 GW at 12:35. Carbon intensity averaged 104 g/kWh and the price £96.07/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 23.1 GW at 09:15. Solar generation peaked at 1.6 GW at 14:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:00 (46 g/kWh) and highest at 17:30 (146 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £65.25/MWh at 04:30 to £117.22/MWh at 09:00. Wind made 57% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 37% across 2026 so far.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.340.8%Wind 21.3151.7%Gas 9.1122.1%Hydro 0.531.3%Biomass 2.425.9%Nuclear 3.799.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 38.5avgGeneration 37.5avgTransfers 1.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.0GW · 12:35
Low 28.8 · 03:25Avg 38.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 37.5Transfers 1.0 GW
Net imports28GWh
In
88 Out
59
Zero-carbon share69%of generation
Nuclear 10%Hydro 1%Wind 57%Solar 1%

Transfers · Tue 27 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 27 January 2026, Great Britain imported 88 GWh and exported 59 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (68 GWh), and the most exports went to Norway (24 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 27 Jan
Imported
88GWh
Exported
59GWh
Net in
28GWh
Average net flow
1.18GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.52GWExporting

In 0.4 GWhOut 12.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.09GWExporting

In 7.6 GWhOut 9.8 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.83GWImporting

In 68.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.02GWExporting

In 3.2 GWhOut 3.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.02GWExporting

In 8.6 GWhOut 9.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.00GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 23.9 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.20GWPumping

Generated 2.0 GWhPumped 6.8 GWh

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