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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 28 January 2026

On Wednesday 28 January, demand averaged 36.7 GW. Renewables supplied 24%.

36.7GW AVERAGEWind6.93 GW18%Hydro0.65 GW2%Biomass2.56 GW7%Solar1.38 GW4%Gas18.20 GW48%Coal0.00 GW0%Imports3.86 GW10%Nuclear3.97 GW11%36.7GW AVERAGE18%48%10%11%
Price
£112.40/MWh
Day average £112.40
Demand36.7GW
Generation 33.7Transfers 3.0
Fossil fuels48%
Renewables24%
Other28%
Carbon intensityVery high
208g/kWh
0Day average 208300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 28 January 2026, gas supplied 48% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 18%. Demand peaked at 44.4 GW at 12:15. Carbon intensity averaged 208 g/kWh and the price £112.40/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.9 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 6.8 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (117 g/kWh) and highest at 08:00 (260 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £90.71/MWh at 23:30 to £138.58/MWh at 08:30. Gas made 54% 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 1.383.7%Wind 6.9318.5%Gas 18.2048.5%Hydro 0.651.7%Biomass 2.566.8%Nuclear 3.9710.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.7avgGeneration 33.7avgTransfers 3.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.4GW · 12:15
Low 27.0 · 05:05Avg 36.70–60 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 33.7Transfers 3.0 GW
Net imports63GWh
In
84 Out
21
Zero-carbon share38%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 2%Wind 21%Solar 4%

Transfers · Wed 28 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 28 January 2026, Great Britain imported 84 GWh and exported 21 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (42 GWh), and the most exports went to Belgium (10 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 28 Jan
Imported
84GWh
Exported
21GWh
Net in
63GWh
Average net flow
2.63GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.33GWExporting

In 1.7 GWhOut 9.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.87GWImporting

In 20.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.69GWImporting

In 42.3 GWhOut 1.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.03GWImporting

In 2.1 GWhOut 1.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.14GWImporting

In 8.8 GWhOut 5.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.25GWImporting

In 8.8 GWhOut 2.9 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.33GWGenerating

Generated 8.2 GWhPumped 0.3 GWh

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