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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 30 January 2026

On Friday 30 January, demand averaged 36.9 GW. Renewables supplied 53%.

36.9GW AVERAGEWind19.20 GW50%Hydro0.35 GW1%Biomass2.87 GW7%Solar0.62 GW2%Gas6.46 GW17%Imports4.80 GW13%Nuclear4.03 GW11%36.9GW AVERAGE50%7%17%13%11%
Price
£96.68/MWh
Day average £96.68
Demand36.9GW
Generation 33.5Transfers 3.4
Fossil fuels17%
Renewables53%
Other31%
Carbon intensityModerate
88g/kWh
0Day average 88300
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Key moments

On Friday 30 January 2026, wind supplied 50% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 17%. Demand peaked at 44.1 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity averaged 88 g/kWh and the price £96.68/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 20.7 GW at 20:00. Solar generation peaked at 3.3 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (57 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (120 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £78.88/MWh at 11:00 to £109.91/MWh at 08:30. Wind made 57% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 36% across 2026 so far.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.621.6%Wind 19.2050.1%Gas 6.4616.9%Hydro 0.350.9%Biomass 2.877.5%Nuclear 4.0310.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.9avgGeneration 33.5avgTransfers 3.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.1GW · 11:30
Low 28.1 · 05:05Avg 36.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 33.5Transfers 3.4 GW
Net imports87GWh
In
115 Out
28
Zero-carbon share72%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 1%Wind 57%Solar 2%

Transfers · Fri 30 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 30 January 2026, Great Britain imported 115 GWh and exported 28 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (54 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (17 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 30 Jan
Imported
115GWh
Exported
28GWh
Net in
87GWh
Average net flow
3.63GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.03GWImporting

In 6.3 GWhOut 5.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.13GWImporting

In 27.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.25GWImporting

In 54.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.66GWExporting

In 1.1 GWhOut 16.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.29GWImporting

In 10.0 GWhOut 3.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.59GWImporting

In 16.3 GWhOut 2.1 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.25GWPumping

Generated 0.4 GWhPumped 6.5 GWh

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