A project by Kate Morley Donate

National Grid: Live

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

Time
Price
£10.38/MWh
Emissions
40g/kWh
Demand
35.8GW
Generation
33.4GW
Transfers
2.4GW
Fossil fuels2.446.8
Gas 2.446.8
Renewables26.5474.2
Solar 7.2820.4
Wind 18.9453.0
Hydro 0.320.9
Other sources4.3812.3
Nuclear 3.349.3
Biomass 1.042.9
Interconnectors3.108.7
Belgium 0.551.5
Denmark 1.393.9
France 2.958.3
Ireland −0.55−1.5
Netherlands 0.000.0
Norway −1.24−3.5
Storage−0.71−2.0
Pumped −0.71−2.0
Battery
Generation
33.4GW
93.3%
Time
Past day
Price
£106.21/MWh
Emissions
67g/kWh
Demand
29.1GW
Generation
29.6GW
Transfers
0.5GW
Generation
29.6GW
101.8%

Generation by type

Fossil fuels4.0613.9
Renewables20.0869.0
Other sources5.4818.8

Generation by source

Coal0.000.0
Gas4.0613.9
Solar2.548.7
Wind17.1258.9
Hydro0.421.4
Nuclear3.3311.4
Biomass2.157.4

Interconnectors

Belgium−0.25−0.9
Denmark0.863.0
France0.210.7
Ireland−0.98−3.4
Netherlands0.000.0
Norway−0.41−1.4

Storage

Pumped0.040.1

Price per MWh

£200
£180
£160
£140
£120
£100
£80
£60
£40
£20
£0
5:00pm
11:00pm
5:00am
11:00am

Emissions per kWh

600g
500g
400g
300g
200g
100g
0g
5:00pm
11:00pm
5:00am
11:00am

Demand

40GW
35GW
30GW
25GW
20GW
15GW
10GW
5GW
0GW
−5GW
5:00pm
11:00pm
5:00am
11:00am

Generation

20GW
18GW
16GW
14GW
12GW
10GW
8GW
6GW
4GW
2GW
0GW
5:00pm
11:00pm
5:00am
11:00am

Transfers

4GW
3GW
2GW
1GW
0GW
−1GW
−2GW
−3GW
5:00pm
11:00pm
5:00am
11:00am
Time
Past week
Price
£148.46/MWh
Emissions
111g/kWh
Demand
28.2GW
Generation
26.5GW
Transfers
1.7GW
Generation
26.5GW
94.0%

Generation by type

Fossil fuels6.6623.6
Renewables13.6348.3
Other sources6.2522.1

Generation by source

Coal0.000.0
Gas6.6623.6
Solar2.448.7
Wind10.7238.0
Hydro0.461.6
Nuclear3.5012.4
Biomass2.759.7

Interconnectors

Belgium0.060.2
Denmark0.271.0
France1.475.2
Ireland−0.92−3.3
Netherlands0.000.0
Norway0.832.9

Storage

Pumped−0.01−0.0

Price per MWh

£200
£180
£160
£140
£120
£100
£80
£60
£40
£20
£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

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
£92.77/MWh
Emissions
124g/kWh
Demand
30.9GW
Generation
27.8GW
Transfers
3.1GW
Generation
27.8GW
90.1%

Generation by type

Fossil fuels8.3627.0
Renewables13.4843.6
Other sources6.0119.4

Generation by source

Coal0.000.0
Gas8.3627.0
Solar2.307.4
Wind10.7534.8
Hydro0.421.4
Nuclear3.7012.0
Biomass2.317.5

Interconnectors

Belgium0.250.8
Denmark0.311.0
France2.558.3
Ireland−0.82−2.7
Netherlands0.140.5
Norway0.702.3

Storage

Pumped−0.06−0.2

Price per MWh

£200
£180
£160
£140
£120
£100
£80
£60
£40
£20
£0
27/10/2025
26/01/2026
27/04/2026
27/07/2026

Emissions per kWh

600g
500g
400g
300g
200g
100g
0g
27/10/2025
26/01/2026
27/04/2026
27/07/2026

Demand

40GW
35GW
30GW
25GW
20GW
15GW
10GW
5GW
0GW
−5GW
27/10/2025
26/01/2026
27/04/2026
27/07/2026

Generation

20GW
18GW
16GW
14GW
12GW
10GW
8GW
6GW
4GW
2GW
0GW
27/10/2025
26/01/2026
27/04/2026
27/07/2026

Transfers

4GW
3GW
2GW
1GW
0GW
−1GW
−2GW
−3GW
27/10/2025
26/01/2026
27/04/2026
27/07/2026
Time
All time
Price
£70.15/MWh
Emissions
251g/kWh
Demand
32.7GW
Generation
30.6GW
Transfers
2.1GW
Generation
30.6GW
93.4%

Generation by type

Fossil fuels14.9945.8
Renewables7.9824.4
Other sources7.5823.2

Generation by source

Coal4.0512.4
Gas10.9433.5
Solar1.223.7
Wind6.3619.4
Hydro0.401.2
Nuclear5.9918.3
Biomass1.594.9

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

£200
£180
£160
£140
£120
£100
£80
£60
£40
£20
£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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