A project by Kate Morley Donate

National Grid: Live

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

Time
Price
£117.16/MWh
Emissions
216g/kWh
Demand
22.1GW
Generation
20.6GW
Transfers
1.5GW
Fossil fuels11.8053.5
Gas 11.8053.5
Renewables3.3015.0
Solar 0.000.0
Wind 3.0013.6
Hydro 0.301.4
Other sources5.5125.0
Nuclear 3.7917.2
Biomass 1.727.8
Interconnectors1.466.6
Belgium 0.030.1
Denmark 0.070.3
France 1.155.2
Ireland −1.28−5.8
Netherlands 0.241.1
Norway 1.255.7
Storage−0.01−0.0
Pumped −0.01−0.0
Battery
Generation
20.6GW
93.4%
Time
Past day
Price
£134.76/MWh
Emissions
136g/kWh
Demand
29.2GW
Generation
25.8GW
Transfers
3.4GW
Generation
25.8GW
88.2%

Generation by type

Fossil fuels8.0427.5
Renewables11.6739.9
Other sources6.1120.9

Generation by source

Coal0.000.0
Gas8.0427.5
Solar4.5915.7
Wind6.8123.3
Hydro0.270.9
Nuclear3.7913.0
Biomass2.317.9

Interconnectors

Belgium0.301.0
Denmark0.521.8
France2.117.2
Ireland−1.19−4.1
Netherlands0.471.6
Norway1.314.5

Storage

Pumped−0.09−0.3

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

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
7:00am
1:00pm
7:00pm
1:00am
Time
Past week
Price
£112.55/MWh
Emissions
114g/kWh
Demand
26.8GW
Generation
23.7GW
Transfers
3.1GW
Generation
23.7GW
88.3%

Generation by type

Fossil fuels6.0322.4
Renewables11.6543.3
Other sources6.0722.6

Generation by source

Coal0.000.0
Gas6.0322.4
Solar4.3716.3
Wind7.0226.1
Hydro0.250.9
Nuclear3.8614.3
Biomass2.218.2

Interconnectors

Belgium0.271.0
Denmark0.662.4
France2.188.1
Ireland−1.17−4.4
Netherlands0.281.0
Norway1.003.7

Storage

Pumped−0.07−0.3

Price per MWh

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

Emissions per kWh

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

Demand

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

Generation

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

Transfers

4GW
3GW
2GW
1GW
0GW
−1GW
−2GW
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Time
Past year
Price
£86.61/MWh
Emissions
124g/kWh
Demand
30.8GW
Generation
27.7GW
Transfers
3.1GW
Generation
27.7GW
89.9%

Generation by type

Fossil fuels8.4027.2
Renewables13.4543.6
Other sources5.8819.1

Generation by source

Coal0.000.0
Gas8.4027.2
Solar2.257.3
Wind10.7834.9
Hydro0.421.4
Nuclear3.6111.7
Biomass2.277.4

Interconnectors

Belgium0.250.8
Denmark0.240.8
France2.688.7
Ireland−0.81−2.6
Netherlands0.100.3
Norway0.702.3

Storage

Pumped−0.06−0.2

Price per MWh

£250
£200
£150
£100
£50
£0
22/09/2025
22/12/2025
23/03/2026
22/06/2026

Emissions per kWh

600g
500g
400g
300g
200g
100g
0g
22/09/2025
22/12/2025
23/03/2026
22/06/2026

Demand

40GW
35GW
30GW
25GW
20GW
15GW
10GW
5GW
0GW
−5GW
22/09/2025
22/12/2025
23/03/2026
22/06/2026

Generation

18GW
16GW
14GW
12GW
10GW
8GW
6GW
4GW
2GW
0GW
22/09/2025
22/12/2025
23/03/2026
22/06/2026

Transfers

4GW
3GW
2GW
1GW
0GW
−1GW
−2GW
22/09/2025
22/12/2025
23/03/2026
22/06/2026
Time
All time
Price
£69.71/MWh
Emissions
252g/kWh
Demand
32.7GW
Generation
30.6GW
Transfers
2.1GW
Generation
30.6GW
93.4%

Generation by type

Fossil fuels15.0546.0
Renewables7.9524.3
Other sources7.5923.2

Generation by source

Coal4.0812.5
Gas10.9733.5
Solar1.213.7
Wind6.3419.4
Hydro0.401.2
Nuclear6.0118.4
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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