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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 31 January 2026

On Saturday 31 January, demand averaged 33.0 GW. Renewables supplied 40%.

33.0GW AVERAGEWind12.69 GW37%Hydro0.31 GW1%Biomass2.74 GW8%Solar1.00 GW3%Gas7.51 GW22%Imports6.37 GW18%Nuclear4.02 GW12%33.0GW AVERAGE37%8%22%18%12%
Price
£96.11/MWh
Day average £96.11
Demand33.0GW
Generation 28.3Transfers 4.8
Fossil fuels22%
Renewables40%
Other38%
Carbon intensityModerate
116g/kWh
0Day average 116300
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Key moments

On Saturday 31 January 2026, wind supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 22%. Demand peaked at 37.8 GW at 19:00. Carbon intensity averaged 116 g/kWh and the price £96.11/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 19.2 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 5.1 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:00 (59 g/kWh) and highest at 17:30 (175 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £85.67/MWh at 00:00 to £113.43/MWh at 18:00. Wind made 45% 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 1.002.9%Wind 12.6936.6%Gas 7.5121.7%Hydro 0.310.9%Biomass 2.747.9%Nuclear 4.0211.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.0avgGeneration 28.3avgTransfers 4.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.8GW · 19:00
Low 25.9 · 05:40Avg 33.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain86%of demand
Generation 28.3Transfers 4.8 GW
Net imports119GWh
In
152 Out
33
Zero-carbon share64%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 1%Wind 45%Solar 4%

Transfers · Sat 31 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 31 January 2026, Great Britain imported 152 GWh and exported 33 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (52 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (33 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 31 Jan
Imported
152GWh
Exported
33GWh
Net in
119GWh
Average net flow
4.97GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.64GWImporting

In 15.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.41GWImporting

In 33.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.16GWImporting

In 51.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.36GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 32.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.79GWImporting

In 19.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.32GWImporting

In 31.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.21GWPumping

Generated 0.9 GWhPumped 5.8 GWh

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