A project by Kate Morley Donate

National Grid: Live

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

Time
Price
£0.90/MWh
Emissions
31g/kWh
Demand
34.0GW
Generation
36.3GW
Transfers
2.3GW
Fossil fuels2.467.2
Gas 2.467.2
Renewables29.0585.5
Solar 7.5022.1
Wind 21.3862.9
Hydro 0.170.5
Other sources4.7614.0
Nuclear 3.7211.0
Biomass 1.043.1
Interconnectors−1.09−3.2
Belgium −0.37−1.1
Denmark −0.88−2.6
France 2.798.2
Ireland −1.39−4.1
Netherlands 0.000.0
Norway −1.24−3.7
Storage−1.21−3.6
Pumped −1.21−3.6
Battery
Generation
36.3GW
106.8%
Time
Past day
Price
£120.32/MWh
Emissions
125g/kWh
Demand
27.1GW
Generation
26.3GW
Transfers
0.8GW
Generation
26.3GW
97.0%

Generation by type

Fossil fuels7.7328.5
Renewables12.2044.9
Other sources6.4023.6

Generation by source

Coal0.000.0
Gas7.7328.5
Solar2.418.9
Wind9.3834.6
Hydro0.401.5
Nuclear3.7113.7
Biomass2.699.9

Interconnectors

Belgium−0.17−0.6
Denmark−0.24−0.9
France1.385.1
Ireland−0.64−2.4
Netherlands0.000.0
Norway0.562.1

Storage

Pumped−0.07−0.3

Price per MWh

£250
£200
£150
£100
£50
£0
−£50
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

25GW
20GW
15GW
10GW
5GW
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
£127.85/MWh
Emissions
95g/kWh
Demand
28.2GW
Generation
26.7GW
Transfers
1.5GW
Generation
26.7GW
94.6%

Generation by type

Fossil fuels5.5719.7
Renewables14.8052.3
Other sources6.3822.5

Generation by source

Coal0.000.0
Gas5.5719.7
Solar2.799.9
Wind11.6541.2
Hydro0.361.3
Nuclear3.6112.8
Biomass2.779.8

Interconnectors

Belgium0.000.0
Denmark0.401.4
France1.334.7
Ireland−0.94−3.3
Netherlands0.000.0
Norway0.782.8

Storage

Pumped−0.04−0.1

Price per MWh

£250
£200
£150
£100
£50
£0
−£50
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

25GW
20GW
15GW
10GW
5GW
0GW
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday

Transfers

4GW
3GW
2GW
1GW
0GW
−1GW
−2GW
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Time
Past year
Price
£90.98/MWh
Emissions
124g/kWh
Demand
30.9GW
Generation
27.8GW
Transfers
3.1GW
Generation
27.8GW
90.1%

Generation by type

Fossil fuels8.3327.0
Renewables13.5243.7
Other sources5.9819.4

Generation by source

Coal0.000.0
Gas8.3327.0
Solar2.307.4
Wind10.7934.9
Hydro0.421.4
Nuclear3.7012.0
Biomass2.287.4

Interconnectors

Belgium0.250.8
Denmark0.301.0
France2.588.3
Ireland−0.82−2.6
Netherlands0.130.4
Norway0.702.3

Storage

Pumped−0.06−0.2

Price per MWh

£250
£200
£150
£100
£50
£0
−£50
20/10/2025
19/01/2026
20/04/2026
20/07/2026

Emissions per kWh

600g
500g
400g
300g
200g
100g
0g
20/10/2025
19/01/2026
20/04/2026
20/07/2026

Demand

40GW
35GW
30GW
25GW
20GW
15GW
10GW
5GW
0GW
−5GW
20/10/2025
19/01/2026
20/04/2026
20/07/2026

Generation

25GW
20GW
15GW
10GW
5GW
0GW
20/10/2025
19/01/2026
20/04/2026
20/07/2026

Transfers

4GW
3GW
2GW
1GW
0GW
−1GW
−2GW
20/10/2025
19/01/2026
20/04/2026
20/07/2026
Time
All time
Price
£70.07/MWh
Emissions
251g/kWh
Demand
32.7GW
Generation
30.6GW
Transfers
2.1GW
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
−£50
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

25GW
20GW
15GW
10GW
5GW
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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