A project by Kate Morley Donate

National Grid: Live

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

Time
Price
£78.73/MWh
Emissions
36g/kWh
Demand
32.9GW
Generation
28.3GW
Transfers
4.6GW
Fossil fuels1.464.4
Gas 1.464.4
Renewables21.7966.3
Solar 8.1324.7
Wind 13.2740.4
Hydro 0.391.2
Other sources5.0615.4
Nuclear 3.3310.1
Biomass 1.735.3
Interconnectors5.6517.2
Belgium 1.023.1
Denmark 1.424.3
France 2.999.1
Ireland −1.18−3.6
Netherlands 0.000.0
Norway 1.404.3
Storage−1.08−3.3
Pumped −1.08−3.3
Battery
Generation
28.3GW
86.1%
Time
Past day
Price
£155.44/MWh
Emissions
89g/kWh
Demand
29.4GW
Generation
28.9GW
Transfers
0.5GW
Generation
28.9GW
98.2%

Generation by type

Fossil fuels5.9520.2
Renewables16.9857.7
Other sources5.9720.3

Generation by source

Coal0.000.0
Gas5.9520.2
Solar2.408.2
Wind14.2048.2
Hydro0.391.3
Nuclear3.3211.3
Biomass2.659.0

Interconnectors

Belgium−0.05−0.2
Denmark−0.10−0.3
France0.541.8
Ireland−0.70−2.4
Netherlands0.000.0
Norway1.053.6

Storage

Pumped−0.21−0.7

Price per MWh

£250
£200
£150
£100
£50
£0
4:30pm
10:30pm
4:30am
10:30am

Emissions per kWh

600g
500g
400g
300g
200g
100g
0g
4:30pm
10:30pm
4:30am
10:30am

Demand

40GW
35GW
30GW
25GW
20GW
15GW
10GW
5GW
0GW
−5GW
4:30pm
10:30pm
4:30am
10:30am

Generation

18GW
16GW
14GW
12GW
10GW
8GW
6GW
4GW
2GW
0GW
4:30pm
10:30pm
4:30am
10:30am

Transfers

4GW
3GW
2GW
1GW
0GW
−1GW
−2GW
4:30pm
10:30pm
4:30am
10:30am
Time
Past week
Price
£155.61/MWh
Emissions
118g/kWh
Demand
28.3GW
Generation
26.4GW
Transfers
1.9GW
Generation
26.4GW
93.2%

Generation by type

Fossil fuels7.2225.4
Renewables12.9445.6
Other sources6.2622.1

Generation by source

Coal0.000.0
Gas7.2225.4
Solar2.308.1
Wind10.1835.9
Hydro0.461.6
Nuclear3.4812.3
Biomass2.789.8

Interconnectors

Belgium0.130.5
Denmark0.250.9
France1.595.6
Ireland−0.98−3.4
Netherlands0.000.0
Norway0.963.4

Storage

Pumped−0.02−0.1

Price per MWh

£250
£200
£150
£100
£50
£0
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

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
£92.77/MWh
Emissions
124g/kWh
Demand
30.9GW
Generation
27.8GW
Transfers
3.1GW
Generation
27.8GW
90.1%

Generation by type

Fossil fuels8.3627.0
Renewables13.4843.6
Other sources6.0119.4

Generation by source

Coal0.000.0
Gas8.3627.0
Solar2.307.4
Wind10.7534.8
Hydro0.421.4
Nuclear3.7012.0
Biomass2.317.5

Interconnectors

Belgium0.250.8
Denmark0.311.0
France2.558.3
Ireland−0.82−2.7
Netherlands0.140.5
Norway0.702.3

Storage

Pumped−0.06−0.2

Price per MWh

£250
£200
£150
£100
£50
£0
27/10/2025
26/01/2026
27/04/2026
27/07/2026

Emissions per kWh

600g
500g
400g
300g
200g
100g
0g
27/10/2025
26/01/2026
27/04/2026
27/07/2026

Demand

40GW
35GW
30GW
25GW
20GW
15GW
10GW
5GW
0GW
−5GW
27/10/2025
26/01/2026
27/04/2026
27/07/2026

Generation

18GW
16GW
14GW
12GW
10GW
8GW
6GW
4GW
2GW
0GW
27/10/2025
26/01/2026
27/04/2026
27/07/2026

Transfers

4GW
3GW
2GW
1GW
0GW
−1GW
−2GW
27/10/2025
26/01/2026
27/04/2026
27/07/2026
Time
All time
Price
£70.13/MWh
Emissions
251g/kWh
Demand
32.8GW
Generation
30.6GW
Transfers
2.2GW
Generation
30.6GW
93.4%

Generation by type

Fossil fuels15.0045.9
Renewables7.9724.4
Other sources7.5823.2

Generation by source

Coal4.0512.4
Gas10.9533.5
Solar1.223.7
Wind6.3519.4
Hydro0.401.2
Nuclear6.0018.3
Biomass1.594.8

Interconnectors

Belgium0.220.7
Denmark0.060.2
France1.324.0
Ireland−0.24−0.7
Netherlands0.551.7
Norway0.270.8

Storage

Pumped−0.03−0.1

Price per MWh

£250
£200
£150
£100
£50
£0
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026

Emissions per kWh

600g
500g
400g
300g
200g
100g
0g
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026

Demand

40GW
35GW
30GW
25GW
20GW
15GW
10GW
5GW
0GW
−5GW
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026

Generation

18GW
16GW
14GW
12GW
10GW
8GW
6GW
4GW
2GW
0GW
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026

Transfers

4GW
3GW
2GW
1GW
0GW
−1GW
−2GW
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026

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