A project by Kate Morley Donate

National Grid: Live

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

Time
Price
£139.81/MWh
Emissions
166g/kWh
Demand
21.4GW
Generation
16.4GW
Transfers
5.0GW
Fossil fuels6.7631.7
Gas 6.7631.7
Renewables3.8418.0
Solar 0.000.0
Wind 3.5716.7
Hydro 0.271.3
Other sources5.7527.0
Nuclear 3.3715.8
Biomass 2.3811.2
Interconnectors5.0723.8
Belgium 0.622.9
Denmark 0.311.5
France 3.4416.1
Ireland −1.20−5.6
Netherlands 0.502.3
Norway 1.406.6
Storage−0.10−0.5
Pumped −0.10−0.5
Battery
Generation
16.3GW
76.7%
Time
Past day
Price
£114.38/MWh
Emissions
111g/kWh
Demand
24.1GW
Generation
20.4GW
Transfers
3.7GW
Generation
20.4GW
84.6%

Generation by type

Fossil fuels5.3322.1
Renewables9.9841.3
Other sources5.1321.3

Generation by source

Coal0.000.0
Gas5.3322.1
Solar3.8816.1
Wind5.9324.5
Hydro0.170.7
Nuclear3.3513.9
Biomass1.797.4

Interconnectors

Belgium0.351.5
Denmark0.251.0
France3.2913.6
Ireland−1.37−5.7
Netherlands0.251.1
Norway1.144.7

Storage

Pumped−0.21−0.9

Price per MWh

£200
£180
£160
£140
£120
£100
£80
£60
£40
£20
£0
4:30am
10:30am
4:30pm
10:30pm

Emissions per kWh

600g
500g
400g
300g
200g
100g
0g
4:30am
10:30am
4:30pm
10:30pm

Demand

40GW
35GW
30GW
25GW
20GW
15GW
10GW
5GW
0GW
−5GW
4:30am
10:30am
4:30pm
10:30pm

Generation

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

Transfers

4GW
3GW
2GW
1GW
0GW
−1GW
−2GW
4:30am
10:30am
4:30pm
10:30pm
Time
Past week
Price
£111.15/MWh
Emissions
119g/kWh
Demand
27.2GW
Generation
22.9GW
Transfers
4.3GW
Generation
22.9GW
84.1%

Generation by type

Fossil fuels6.3123.2
Renewables11.2141.2
Other sources5.3919.8

Generation by source

Coal0.000.0
Gas6.3123.2
Solar3.8914.3
Wind7.1226.2
Hydro0.200.7
Nuclear3.1911.7
Biomass2.208.1

Interconnectors

Belgium0.220.8
Denmark0.542.0
France3.0611.2
Ireland−0.95−3.5
Netherlands0.331.2
Norway1.194.4

Storage

Pumped−0.06−0.2

Price per MWh

£200
£180
£160
£140
£120
£100
£80
£60
£40
£20
£0
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday

Emissions per kWh

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

Demand

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

Generation

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

Transfers

4GW
3GW
2GW
1GW
0GW
−1GW
−2GW
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Time
Past year
Price
£84.67/MWh
Emissions
124g/kWh
Demand
30.8GW
Generation
27.7GW
Transfers
3.1GW
Generation
27.7GW
89.8%

Generation by type

Fossil fuels8.3727.1
Renewables13.4643.7
Other sources5.8719.0

Generation by source

Coal0.000.0
Gas8.3727.1
Solar2.217.2
Wind10.8335.1
Hydro0.421.4
Nuclear3.6111.7
Biomass2.267.3

Interconnectors

Belgium0.260.8
Denmark0.240.8
France2.718.8
Ireland−0.80−2.6
Netherlands0.090.3
Norway0.692.2

Storage

Pumped−0.05−0.2

Price per MWh

£200
£180
£160
£140
£120
£100
£80
£60
£40
£20
£0
08/09/2025
08/12/2025
09/03/2026
08/06/2026

Emissions per kWh

600g
500g
400g
300g
200g
100g
0g
08/09/2025
08/12/2025
09/03/2026
08/06/2026

Demand

40GW
35GW
30GW
25GW
20GW
15GW
10GW
5GW
0GW
−5GW
08/09/2025
08/12/2025
09/03/2026
08/06/2026

Generation

18GW
16GW
14GW
12GW
10GW
8GW
6GW
4GW
2GW
0GW
08/09/2025
08/12/2025
09/03/2026
08/06/2026

Transfers

4GW
3GW
2GW
1GW
0GW
−1GW
−2GW
08/09/2025
08/12/2025
09/03/2026
08/06/2026
Time
All time
Price
£69.62/MWh
Emissions
252g/kWh
Demand
32.7GW
Generation
30.6GW
Transfers
2.1GW
Generation
30.6GW
93.4%

Generation by type

Fossil fuels15.0746.0
Renewables7.9424.2
Other sources7.5923.2

Generation by source

Coal4.0812.5
Gas10.9833.5
Solar1.203.7
Wind6.3319.3
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

£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

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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