A project by Kate Morley Donate

National Grid: Live

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

Time
Price
£199.57/MWh
Emissions
227g/kWh
Demand
27.2GW
Generation
32.2GW
Transfers
5.0GW
Fossil fuels18.0966.6
Gas 18.0966.6
Renewables5.6120.6
Solar 0.000.0
Wind 5.2919.5
Hydro 0.321.2
Other sources8.4531.1
Nuclear 5.1418.9
Biomass 3.3112.2
Interconnectors−4.57−16.8
Belgium −0.65−2.4
Denmark −1.06−3.9
France −2.47−9.1
Ireland −1.29−4.7
Netherlands 0.000.0
Norway 0.903.3
Storage−0.41−1.5
Pumped −0.41−1.5
Battery ——
Generation
32.1GW
118.3%
Time
Past day
Price
£207.15/MWh
Emissions
197g/kWh
Demand
34.1GW
Generation
35.7GW
Transfers
1.6GW
Generation
35.7GW
104.7%

Generation by type

Fossil fuels17.2350.5
Renewables10.1529.7
Other sources8.3624.5

Generation by source

Coal0.000.0
Gas17.2350.5
Solar0.702.0
Wind9.0026.4
Hydro0.451.3
Nuclear5.0714.9
Biomass3.299.6

Interconnectors

Belgium−0.30−0.9
Denmark−0.37−1.1
France−1.14−3.3
Ireland−1.22−3.6
Netherlands0.000.0
Norway1.384.0

Storage

Pumped0.040.1

Price per MWh

£300
£250
£200
£150
£100
£50
£0
7:30am
1:30pm
7:30pm
1:30am

Emissions per kWh

600g
500g
400g
300g
200g
100g
0g
7:30am
1:30pm
7:30pm
1:30am

Demand

45GW
40GW
35GW
30GW
25GW
20GW
15GW
10GW
5GW
0GW
−5GW
7:30am
1:30pm
7:30pm
1:30am

Generation

20GW
18GW
16GW
14GW
12GW
10GW
8GW
6GW
4GW
2GW
0GW
7:30am
1:30pm
7:30pm
1:30am

Transfers

4GW
3GW
2GW
1GW
0GW
−1GW
−2GW
−3GW
7:30am
1:30pm
7:30pm
1:30am
Time
Past week
Price
£204.95/MWh
Emissions
171g/kWh
Demand
32.0GW
Generation
31.5GW
Transfers
0.5GW
Generation
31.5GW
98.6%

Generation by type

Fossil fuels13.3441.7
Renewables9.7830.6
Other sources8.4026.3

Generation by source

Coal0.000.0
Gas13.3441.7
Solar1.153.6
Wind8.0325.1
Hydro0.601.9
Nuclear5.1116.0
Biomass3.2910.3

Interconnectors

Belgium0.080.2
Denmark−0.29−0.9
France0.190.6
Ireland−0.79−2.5
Netherlands−0.05−0.2
Norway1.384.3

Storage

Pumped−0.07−0.2

Price per MWh

£300
£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

45GW
40GW
35GW
30GW
25GW
20GW
15GW
10GW
5GW
0GW
−5GW
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday

Generation

20GW
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
−3GW
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Time
Past year
Price
£102.65/MWh
Emissions
122g/kWh
Demand
30.9GW
Generation
28.0GW
Transfers
2.9GW
Generation
28.0GW
90.7%

Generation by type

Fossil fuels8.1626.4
Renewables13.6444.2
Other sources6.2020.1

Generation by source

Coal0.000.0
Gas8.1626.4
Solar2.377.7
Wind10.8335.1
Hydro0.441.4
Nuclear3.8512.5
Biomass2.357.6

Interconnectors

Belgium0.210.7
Denmark0.341.1
France2.367.6
Ireland−0.81−2.6
Netherlands0.150.5
Norway0.692.2

Storage

Pumped−0.06−0.2

Price per MWh

£300
£250
£200
£150
£100
£50
£0
15/12/2025
16/03/2026
15/06/2026
14/09/2026

Emissions per kWh

600g
500g
400g
300g
200g
100g
0g
15/12/2025
16/03/2026
15/06/2026
14/09/2026

Demand

45GW
40GW
35GW
30GW
25GW
20GW
15GW
10GW
5GW
0GW
−5GW
15/12/2025
16/03/2026
15/06/2026
14/09/2026

Generation

20GW
18GW
16GW
14GW
12GW
10GW
8GW
6GW
4GW
2GW
0GW
15/12/2025
16/03/2026
15/06/2026
14/09/2026

Transfers

4GW
3GW
2GW
1GW
0GW
−1GW
−2GW
−3GW
15/12/2025
16/03/2026
15/06/2026
14/09/2026
Time
All time
Price
£70.89/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 sources7.5823.2

Generation by source

Coal4.0112.3
Gas10.9233.4
Solar1.233.8
Wind6.4019.6
Hydro0.401.2
Nuclear5.9818.3
Biomass1.604.9

Interconnectors

Belgium0.220.7
Denmark0.070.2
France1.324.0
Ireland−0.25−0.8
Netherlands0.541.7
Norway0.280.9

Storage

Pumped−0.03−0.1

Price per MWh

£300
£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

45GW
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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