A project by Kate Morley Donate

National Grid: Live

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

Time
Price
£206.30/MWh
Emissions
179g/kWh
Demand
24.3GW
Generation
22.5GW
Transfers
1.8GW
Fossil fuels10.0441.2
Gas 10.0441.2
Renewables4.0416.6
Solar 0.000.0
Wind 3.5214.5
Hydro 0.522.1
Other sources8.4434.7
Nuclear 5.1321.1
Biomass 3.3113.6
Interconnectors1.857.6
Belgium 0.000.0
Denmark 0.110.5
France 1.134.6
Ireland −0.92−3.8
Netherlands 0.130.5
Norway 1.405.7
Storage−0.02−0.1
Pumped −0.02−0.1
Battery ——
Generation
22.5GW
92.5%
Time
Past day
Price
£203.01/MWh
Emissions
179g/kWh
Demand
30.8GW
Generation
31.2GW
Transfers
0.4GW
Generation
31.2GW
101.4%

Generation by type

Fossil fuels13.7344.6
Renewables9.0629.4
Other sources8.4327.4

Generation by source

Coal0.000.0
Gas13.7344.6
Solar1.595.1
Wind6.7822.0
Hydro0.692.2
Nuclear5.1216.6
Biomass3.3110.7

Interconnectors

Belgium0.000.0
Denmark−0.61−2.0
France0.100.3
Ireland−0.48−1.6
Netherlands−0.66−2.1
Norway1.404.5

Storage

Pumped−0.18−0.6

Price per MWh

£250
£200
£150
£100
£50
£0
7:00am
1:00pm
7:00pm
1:00am

Emissions per kWh

600g
500g
400g
300g
200g
100g
0g
7:00am
1:00pm
7:00pm
1:00am

Demand

40GW
35GW
30GW
25GW
20GW
15GW
10GW
5GW
0GW
−5GW
7:00am
1:00pm
7:00pm
1:00am

Generation

20GW
18GW
16GW
14GW
12GW
10GW
8GW
6GW
4GW
2GW
0GW
7:00am
1:00pm
7:00pm
1:00am

Transfers

4GW
3GW
2GW
1GW
0GW
−1GW
−2GW
−3GW
7:00am
1:00pm
7:00pm
1:00am
Time
Past week
Price
£147.42/MWh
Emissions
118g/kWh
Demand
32.1GW
Generation
31.4GW
Transfers
0.7GW
Generation
31.4GW
98.0%

Generation by type

Fossil fuels8.5326.6
Renewables15.4348.1
Other sources7.4523.2

Generation by source

Coal0.000.0
Gas8.5326.6
Solar1.243.9
Wind13.5342.2
Hydro0.662.1
Nuclear5.0915.9
Biomass2.367.4

Interconnectors

Belgium0.000.0
Denmark0.541.7
France−0.25−0.8
Ireland−0.20−0.6
Netherlands−0.11−0.3
Norway0.822.5

Storage

Pumped−0.15−0.5

Price per MWh

£250
£200
£150
£100
£50
£0
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday

Emissions per kWh

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

Demand

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

Generation

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

Transfers

4GW
3GW
2GW
1GW
0GW
−1GW
−2GW
−3GW
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Time
Past year
Price
£100.15/MWh
Emissions
120g/kWh
Demand
30.9GW
Generation
28.0GW
Transfers
2.9GW
Generation
28.0GW
90.6%

Generation by type

Fossil fuels8.0626.1
Renewables13.7644.5
Other sources6.1720.0

Generation by source

Coal0.000.0
Gas8.0626.1
Solar2.377.7
Wind10.9535.4
Hydro0.441.4
Nuclear3.8312.4
Biomass2.347.6

Interconnectors

Belgium0.220.7
Denmark0.331.1
France2.407.8
Ireland−0.82−2.6
Netherlands0.150.5
Norway0.682.2

Storage

Pumped−0.06−0.2

Price per MWh

£250
£200
£150
£100
£50
£0
08/12/2025
09/03/2026
08/06/2026
07/09/2026

Emissions per kWh

600g
500g
400g
300g
200g
100g
0g
08/12/2025
09/03/2026
08/06/2026
07/09/2026

Demand

40GW
35GW
30GW
25GW
20GW
15GW
10GW
5GW
0GW
−5GW
08/12/2025
09/03/2026
08/06/2026
07/09/2026

Generation

20GW
18GW
16GW
14GW
12GW
10GW
8GW
6GW
4GW
2GW
0GW
08/12/2025
09/03/2026
08/06/2026
07/09/2026

Transfers

4GW
3GW
2GW
1GW
0GW
−1GW
−2GW
−3GW
08/12/2025
09/03/2026
08/06/2026
07/09/2026
Time
All time
Price
£70.74/MWh
Emissions
250g/kWh
Demand
32.6GW
Generation
30.5GW
Transfers
2.1GW
Generation
30.5GW
93.4%

Generation by type

Fossil fuels14.9345.7
Renewables8.0324.6
Other sources7.5723.2

Generation by source

Coal4.0212.3
Gas10.9133.4
Solar1.233.8
Wind6.4019.6
Hydro0.401.2
Nuclear5.9818.3
Biomass1.594.9

Interconnectors

Belgium0.220.7
Denmark0.070.2
France1.324.0
Ireland−0.25−0.8
Netherlands0.541.7
Norway0.280.8

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

20GW
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
−3GW
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026

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