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The National Grid is the electric power transmission network for Great Britain

Time
10:30am
Price
£52.66/MWh
Emissions
98g/kWh
Demand
35.5GW
Generation
30.0GW
Transfers
5.5GW

Generation

Generation
30.0GW
84.5%
Note: percentages are relative to demand, so will exceed 100% if power is being exported

16.6% fossil fuels

Coal 0.972.7
Gas 4.9613.9

52.8% renewables

Solar 3.329.3
Wind 15.0742.3
Hydroelectric 0.451.3

15.0% other sources

Nuclear 3.6910.4
Biomass 1.654.6

15.5% interconnectors

Belgium 0.752.1
Denmark 0.842.4
France 2.898.1
Ireland −0.98−2.7
Netherlands 0.641.8
Norway 1.403.9

0.0% storage

Pumped storage 0.000.0
Battery storage
Time
Past day
Price
£52.73/MWh
Emissions
112g/kWh
Demand
31.8GW
Generation
29.3GW
Transfers
2.5GW
Generation
29.3GW
92.1%

Generation by type

Fossil fuels7.624.0
Renewables16.451.4
Other sources5.316.7

Generation by source

Coal0.722.3
Gas6.9121.7
Solar1.414.4
Wind14.5845.8
Hydroelectric0.381.2
Nuclear3.7011.6
Biomass1.635.1

Interconnectors

Belgium0.010.0
Denmark0.280.9
France1.605.0
Ireland0.140.4
Netherlands−0.31−1.0
Norway0.963.0

Storage

Pumped storage−0.17−0.5

Price per MWh

£200
£150
£100
£50
£0
−£50
2:00pm
8:00pm
2:00am
8:00am

Emissions per kWh

600g
500g
400g
300g
200g
100g
0g
2:00pm
8:00pm
2:00am
8:00am

Demand

40GW
35GW
30GW
25GW
20GW
15GW
10GW
5GW
0GW
−5GW
2:00pm
8:00pm
2:00am
8:00am

Generation

20GW
18GW
16GW
14GW
12GW
10GW
8GW
6GW
4GW
2GW
0GW
2:00pm
8:00pm
2:00am
8:00am

Transfers

4GW
3GW
2GW
1GW
0GW
−1GW
−2GW
2:00pm
8:00pm
2:00am
8:00am
Time
Past week
Price
£63.28/MWh
Emissions
117g/kWh
Demand
31.4GW
Generation
25.7GW
Transfers
5.7GW
Generation
25.7GW
81.8%

Generation by type

Fossil fuels7.624.1
Renewables12.941.0
Other sources5.216.6

Generation by source

Coal0.421.3
Gas7.1422.8
Solar1.033.3
Wind11.3636.2
Hydroelectric0.471.5
Nuclear3.6511.6
Biomass1.575.0

Interconnectors

Belgium0.601.9
Denmark0.732.3
France3.3010.5
Ireland−0.42−1.3
Netherlands0.391.2
Norway1.123.6

Storage

Pumped storage0.010.0

Price per MWh

£200
£150
£100
£50
£0
−£50
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday

Emissions per kWh

600g
500g
400g
300g
200g
100g
0g
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday

Demand

40GW
35GW
30GW
25GW
20GW
15GW
10GW
5GW
0GW
−5GW
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday

Generation

20GW
18GW
16GW
14GW
12GW
10GW
8GW
6GW
4GW
2GW
0GW
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday

Transfers

4GW
3GW
2GW
1GW
0GW
−1GW
−2GW
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Time
Past year
Price
£79.46/MWh
Emissions
149g/kWh
Demand
29.6GW
Generation
26.8GW
Transfers
2.8GW
Generation
26.8GW
90.4%

Generation by type

Fossil fuels10.133.9
Renewables10.936.9
Other sources5.819.6

Generation by source

Coal0.311.1
Gas9.7432.8
Solar1.404.7
Wind9.1630.9
Hydroelectric0.391.3
Nuclear4.2014.2
Biomass1.635.5

Interconnectors

Belgium0.331.1
Denmark0.130.4
France1.665.6
Ireland−0.48−1.6
Netherlands0.240.8
Norway0.953.2

Storage

Pumped storage0.020.1

Price per MWh

£200
£150
£100
£50
£0
−£50
01/05/2023
31/07/2023
30/10/2023
29/01/2024

Emissions per kWh

600g
500g
400g
300g
200g
100g
0g
01/05/2023
31/07/2023
30/10/2023
29/01/2024

Demand

40GW
35GW
30GW
25GW
20GW
15GW
10GW
5GW
0GW
−5GW
01/05/2023
31/07/2023
30/10/2023
29/01/2024

Generation

20GW
18GW
16GW
14GW
12GW
10GW
8GW
6GW
4GW
2GW
0GW
01/05/2023
31/07/2023
30/10/2023
29/01/2024

Transfers

4GW
3GW
2GW
1GW
0GW
−1GW
−2GW
01/05/2023
31/07/2023
30/10/2023
29/01/2024
Time
All time
Price
£67.40/MWh
Emissions
277g/kWh
Demand
33.2GW
Generation
31.3GW
Transfers
1.9GW
Generation
31.3GW
94.3%

Generation by type

Fossil fuels16.449.2
Renewables7.121.5
Other sources7.823.6

Generation by source

Coal4.8714.7
Gas11.5034.6
Solar1.033.1
Wind5.7017.1
Hydroelectric0.411.2
Nuclear6.3819.2
Biomass1.464.4

Interconnectors

Belgium0.200.6
Denmark0.010.0
France1.093.3
Ireland−0.14−0.4
Netherlands0.631.9
Norway0.140.4

Storage

Pumped storage−0.03−0.1

Price per MWh

£200
£150
£100
£50
£0
−£50
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024

Emissions per kWh

600g
500g
400g
300g
200g
100g
0g
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024

Demand

40GW
35GW
30GW
25GW
20GW
15GW
10GW
5GW
0GW
−5GW
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024

Generation

20GW
18GW
16GW
14GW
12GW
10GW
8GW
6GW
4GW
2GW
0GW
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024

Transfers

4GW
3GW
2GW
1GW
0GW
−1GW
−2GW
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024

The rise of wind

Great Britain’s exposed position in the north-east Atlantic makes it one of the best locations in the world for wind power, and the shallow waters of the North Sea host several of the world’s largest offshore wind farms.

New wind power records are set regularly, and between 9:00am and 9:30am on 21st December 2023 British wind farms averaged a record 21.81GW of generation.

PowerDate first achieved
21GW10th January 2023
20GW2nd November 2022

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