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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 29 January 2026

On Thursday 29 January, demand averaged 37.0 GW. Renewables supplied 34%.

37.0GW AVERAGEWind12.56 GW32%Hydro0.54 GW1%Biomass2.60 GW7%Solar0.38 GW1%Gas17.00 GW43%Imports2.16 GW6%Nuclear4.05 GW10%37.0GW AVERAGE32%43%10%
Price
£116.05/MWh
Day average £116.05
Demand37.0GW
Generation 37.1Transfers −0.1
Fossil fuels43%
Renewables34%
Other22%
Carbon intensityHigh
182g/kWh
0Day average 182300
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Key moments

On Thursday 29 January 2026, gas supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 32%. Demand peaked at 43.5 GW at 17:45. Carbon intensity averaged 182 g/kWh and the price £116.05/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.8 GW at 23:40. Solar generation peaked at 2.3 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (70 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (218 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £93.77/MWh at 23:00 to £142.72/MWh at 16:30. 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 0.381.0%Wind 12.5632.0%Gas 17.0043.3%Hydro 0.541.4%Biomass 2.606.6%Nuclear 4.0510.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.0avgGeneration 37.1avgTransfers −0.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.5GW · 17:45
Low 27.4 · 05:05Avg 37.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain100%of demand
Generation 37.1Transfers −0.1 GW
Net exports4GWh
In
47 Out
51
Zero-carbon share47%of generation
Nuclear 11%Hydro 1%Wind 34%Solar 1%

Transfers · Thu 29 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 29 January 2026, Great Britain imported 47 GWh and exported 51 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (22 GWh), and the most exports went to Norway (19 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 29 Jan
Imported
47GWh
Exported
51GWh
Net out
4GWh
Average net flow
0.17GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.59GWExporting

In 0.4 GWhOut 14.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.33GWImporting

In 11.6 GWhOut 3.7 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.70GWImporting

In 22.3 GWhOut 5.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.20GWImporting

In 5.6 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.13GWExporting

In 4.6 GWhOut 7.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.68GWExporting

In 3.1 GWhOut 19.3 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWGenerating

Generated 4.4 GWhPumped 3.7 GWh

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