A project by Kate Morley Donate

National Grid: Live

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

Time
Price
£141.67/MWh
Emissions
114g/kWh
Demand
30.3GW
Generation
26.2GW
Transfers
4.1GW
Fossil fuels5.1617.1
Gas 5.1617.1
Renewables12.8842.6
Solar 4.6215.3
Wind 8.0826.7
Hydro 0.180.6
Other sources8.1527.0
Nuclear 4.9116.2
Biomass 3.2410.7
Interconnectors4.0713.5
Belgium 0.240.8
Denmark 1.404.6
France 3.1910.5
Ireland −1.49−4.9
Netherlands 0.732.4
Norway 0.000.0
Storage−0.02−0.1
Pumped −0.02−0.1
Battery
Generation
26.2GW
86.6%
Time
Past day
Price
£166.01/MWh
Emissions
160g/kWh
Demand
28.4GW
Generation
24.3GW
Transfers
4.1GW
Generation
24.3GW
85.5%

Generation by type

Fossil fuels8.6830.6
Renewables7.3926.1
Other sources8.1828.9

Generation by source

Coal0.000.0
Gas8.6830.6
Solar2.067.3
Wind4.9917.6
Hydro0.341.2
Nuclear4.9117.3
Biomass3.2711.5

Interconnectors

Belgium0.431.5
Denmark1.425.0
France2.538.9
Ireland−1.42−5.0
Netherlands0.973.4
Norway0.000.0

Storage

Pumped0.170.6

Price per MWh

£250
£200
£150
£100
£50
£0
12:30pm
6:30pm
12:30am
6:30am

Emissions per kWh

600g
500g
400g
300g
200g
100g
0g
12:30pm
6:30pm
12:30am
6:30am

Demand

40GW
35GW
30GW
25GW
20GW
15GW
10GW
5GW
0GW
−5GW
12:30pm
6:30pm
12:30am
6:30am

Generation

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

Transfers

4GW
3GW
2GW
1GW
0GW
−1GW
−2GW
12:30pm
6:30pm
12:30am
6:30am
Time
Past week
Price
£131.49/MWh
Emissions
110g/kWh
Demand
27.0GW
Generation
23.3GW
Transfers
3.7GW
Generation
23.3GW
86.4%

Generation by type

Fossil fuels5.0818.8
Renewables10.8340.1
Other sources7.3927.4

Generation by source

Coal0.000.0
Gas5.0818.8
Solar3.5413.1
Wind7.0526.2
Hydro0.240.9
Nuclear4.5516.9
Biomass2.8410.5

Interconnectors

Belgium0.371.4
Denmark0.893.3
France2.519.3
Ireland−1.24−4.6
Netherlands0.672.5
Norway0.531.9

Storage

Pumped−0.04−0.2

Price per MWh

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

Emissions per kWh

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

Demand

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

Generation

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

Transfers

4GW
3GW
2GW
1GW
0GW
−1GW
−2GW
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Time
Past year
Price
£88.65/MWh
Emissions
124g/kWh
Demand
30.9GW
Generation
27.8GW
Transfers
3.1GW
Generation
27.8GW
90.0%

Generation by type

Fossil fuels8.3727.1
Renewables13.5343.8
Other sources5.9019.1

Generation by source

Coal0.000.0
Gas8.3727.1
Solar2.297.4
Wind10.8235.0
Hydro0.421.4
Nuclear3.6511.8
Biomass2.257.3

Interconnectors

Belgium0.250.8
Denmark0.260.8
France2.638.5
Ireland−0.80−2.6
Netherlands0.110.4
Norway0.702.3

Storage

Pumped−0.06−0.2

Price per MWh

£250
£200
£150
£100
£50
£0
06/10/2025
05/01/2026
06/04/2026
06/07/2026

Emissions per kWh

600g
500g
400g
300g
200g
100g
0g
06/10/2025
05/01/2026
06/04/2026
06/07/2026

Demand

40GW
35GW
30GW
25GW
20GW
15GW
10GW
5GW
0GW
−5GW
06/10/2025
05/01/2026
06/04/2026
06/07/2026

Generation

18GW
16GW
14GW
12GW
10GW
8GW
6GW
4GW
2GW
0GW
06/10/2025
05/01/2026
06/04/2026
06/07/2026

Transfers

4GW
3GW
2GW
1GW
0GW
−1GW
−2GW
06/10/2025
05/01/2026
06/04/2026
06/07/2026
Time
All time
Price
£69.91/MWh
Emissions
252g/kWh
Demand
32.8GW
Generation
30.6GW
Transfers
2.2GW
Generation
30.6GW
93.4%

Generation by type

Fossil fuels15.0345.9
Renewables7.9524.3
Other sources7.5823.2

Generation by source

Coal4.0612.4
Gas10.9633.5
Solar1.213.7
Wind6.3419.4
Hydro0.401.2
Nuclear6.0018.3
Biomass1.584.8

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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