A project by Kate Morley Donate

National Grid: Live

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

Time
Price
£173.58/MWh
Emissions
150g/kWh
Demand
32.5GW
Generation
31.4GW
Transfers
1.1GW
Fossil fuels11.2734.7
Gas 11.2734.7
Renewables14.0243.2
Solar 0.240.7
Wind 13.1340.4
Hydro 0.652.0
Other sources6.0618.7
Nuclear 4.0112.3
Biomass 2.056.3
Interconnectors0.802.5
Belgium −0.17−0.5
Denmark 1.434.4
France −1.20−3.7
Ireland −0.80−2.5
Netherlands 0.140.4
Norway 1.404.3
Storage0.341.0
Pumped 0.341.0
Battery ——
Generation
31.3GW
96.5%
Time
Past day
Price
£117.65/MWh
Emissions
93g/kWh
Demand
30.0GW
Generation
30.8GW
Transfers
0.8GW
Generation
30.8GW
102.6%

Generation by type

Fossil fuels6.3321.1
Renewables19.0763.5
Other sources5.3918.0

Generation by source

Coal0.000.0
Gas6.3321.1
Solar2.217.4
Wind16.3854.6
Hydro0.471.6
Nuclear4.0113.4
Biomass1.384.6

Interconnectors

Belgium−0.46−1.5
Denmark0.882.9
France−1.56−5.2
Ireland−0.11−0.4
Netherlands−0.12−0.4
Norway0.752.5

Storage

Pumped−0.15−0.5

Price per MWh

£200
£180
£160
£140
£120
£100
£80
£60
£40
£20
£0
10:00pm
4:00am
10:00am
4:00pm

Emissions per kWh

600g
500g
400g
300g
200g
100g
0g
10:00pm
4:00am
10:00am
4:00pm

Demand

40GW
35GW
30GW
25GW
20GW
15GW
10GW
5GW
0GW
−5GW
−10GW
10:00pm
4:00am
10:00am
4:00pm

Generation

25GW
20GW
15GW
10GW
5GW
0GW
10:00pm
4:00am
10:00am
4:00pm

Transfers

4GW
3GW
2GW
1GW
0GW
−1GW
−2GW
−3GW
−4GW
10:00pm
4:00am
10:00am
4:00pm
Time
Past week
Price
£143.65/MWh
Emissions
125g/kWh
Demand
28.2GW
Generation
26.5GW
Transfers
1.7GW
Generation
26.5GW
93.9%

Generation by type

Fossil fuels7.5026.6
Renewables12.3343.7
Other sources6.6723.6

Generation by source

Coal0.000.0
Gas7.5026.6
Solar2.508.9
Wind9.3433.1
Hydro0.491.7
Nuclear3.9814.1
Biomass2.699.5

Interconnectors

Belgium−0.03−0.1
Denmark0.321.1
France0.853.0
Ireland−0.57−2.0
Netherlands0.090.3
Norway1.174.1

Storage

Pumped−0.08−0.3

Price per MWh

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

Emissions per kWh

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

Demand

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

Generation

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

Transfers

4GW
3GW
2GW
1GW
0GW
−1GW
−2GW
−3GW
−4GW
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Time
Past year
Price
£94.98/MWh
Emissions
124g/kWh
Demand
30.9GW
Generation
27.9GW
Transfers
3.0GW
Generation
27.9GW
90.3%

Generation by type

Fossil fuels8.3427.0
Renewables13.5243.8
Other sources6.0519.6

Generation by source

Coal0.000.0
Gas8.3427.0
Solar2.327.5
Wind10.7734.9
Hydro0.421.4
Nuclear3.7412.1
Biomass2.317.5

Interconnectors

Belgium0.240.8
Denmark0.301.0
France2.508.1
Ireland−0.82−2.7
Netherlands0.140.5
Norway0.692.2

Storage

Pumped−0.06−0.2

Price per MWh

£200
£180
£160
£140
£120
£100
£80
£60
£40
£20
£0
10/11/2025
09/02/2026
11/05/2026
10/08/2026

Emissions per kWh

600g
500g
400g
300g
200g
100g
0g
10/11/2025
09/02/2026
11/05/2026
10/08/2026

Demand

40GW
35GW
30GW
25GW
20GW
15GW
10GW
5GW
0GW
−5GW
−10GW
10/11/2025
09/02/2026
11/05/2026
10/08/2026

Generation

25GW
20GW
15GW
10GW
5GW
0GW
10/11/2025
09/02/2026
11/05/2026
10/08/2026

Transfers

4GW
3GW
2GW
1GW
0GW
−1GW
−2GW
−3GW
−4GW
10/11/2025
09/02/2026
11/05/2026
10/08/2026
Time
All time
Price
£70.28/MWh
Emissions
251g/kWh
Demand
32.6GW
Generation
30.5GW
Transfers
2.1GW
Generation
30.5GW
93.4%

Generation by type

Fossil fuels14.9745.8
Renewables7.9924.4
Other sources7.5823.2

Generation by source

Coal4.0412.4
Gas10.9333.4
Solar1.223.7
Wind6.3719.5
Hydro0.401.2
Nuclear5.9918.3
Biomass1.594.9

Interconnectors

Belgium0.220.7
Denmark0.070.2
France1.324.0
Ireland−0.24−0.7
Netherlands0.541.7
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
−10GW
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
−3GW
−4GW
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026

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