A project by Kate Morley Donate

National Grid: Live

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

Time
Price
£110.50/MWh
Emissions
48g/kWh
Demand
32.5GW
Generation
30.5GW
Transfers
2.0GW
Fossil fuels3.4010.5
Gas 3.4010.5
Renewables20.3262.5
Solar 2.196.7
Wind 17.7954.8
Hydro 0.341.0
Other sources6.7520.8
Nuclear 4.0112.3
Biomass 2.748.4
Interconnectors2.427.4
Belgium −0.64−2.0
Denmark 1.163.6
France 1.755.4
Ireland −0.26−0.8
Netherlands −0.55−1.7
Norway 0.963.0
Storage−0.40−1.2
Pumped −0.40−1.2
Battery ——
Generation
30.5GW
93.8%
Time
Past day
Price
£100.93/MWh
Emissions
98g/kWh
Demand
26.2GW
Generation
26.1GW
Transfers
0.1GW
Generation
26.1GW
99.5%

Generation by type

Fossil fuels5.5121.0
Renewables14.0253.4
Other sources6.5825.1

Generation by source

Coal0.000.0
Gas5.5121.0
Solar1.485.6
Wind12.1446.3
Hydro0.401.5
Nuclear4.0115.3
Biomass2.579.8

Interconnectors

Belgium−0.04−0.1
Denmark0.070.3
France0.532.0
Ireland−0.68−2.6
Netherlands−0.14−0.5
Norway0.752.9

Storage

Pumped−0.35−1.3

Price per MWh

£250
£200
£150
£100
£50
£0
−£50
8:00pm
2:00am
8:00am
2:00pm

Emissions per kWh

600g
500g
400g
300g
200g
100g
0g
8:00pm
2:00am
8:00am
2:00pm

Demand

40GW
35GW
30GW
25GW
20GW
15GW
10GW
5GW
0GW
−5GW
8:00pm
2:00am
8:00am
2:00pm

Generation

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

Transfers

4GW
3GW
2GW
1GW
0GW
−1GW
−2GW
8:00pm
2:00am
8:00am
2:00pm
Time
Past week
Price
£141.07/MWh
Emissions
136g/kWh
Demand
28.0GW
Generation
25.8GW
Transfers
2.2GW
Generation
25.8GW
92.2%

Generation by type

Fossil fuels8.0228.6
Renewables11.3740.6
Other sources6.4223.0

Generation by source

Coal0.000.0
Gas8.0228.6
Solar2.9810.6
Wind7.9228.3
Hydro0.471.7
Nuclear3.7713.5
Biomass2.669.5

Interconnectors

Belgium−0.04−0.1
Denmark0.451.6
France1.324.7
Ireland−0.88−3.1
Netherlands0.190.7
Norway1.174.2

Storage

Pumped−0.04−0.2

Price per MWh

£250
£200
£150
£100
£50
£0
−£50
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

20GW
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
£93.80/MWh
Emissions
124g/kWh
Demand
30.9GW
Generation
27.9GW
Transfers
3.0GW
Generation
27.9GW
90.2%

Generation by type

Fossil fuels8.3627.1
Renewables13.5043.7
Other sources6.0319.5

Generation by source

Coal0.000.0
Gas8.3627.1
Solar2.317.5
Wind10.7634.8
Hydro0.421.4
Nuclear3.7212.0
Biomass2.317.5

Interconnectors

Belgium0.240.8
Denmark0.301.0
France2.538.2
Ireland−0.83−2.7
Netherlands0.140.5
Norway0.692.2

Storage

Pumped−0.06−0.2

Price per MWh

£250
£200
£150
£100
£50
£0
−£50
03/11/2025
02/02/2026
04/05/2026
03/08/2026

Emissions per kWh

600g
500g
400g
300g
200g
100g
0g
03/11/2025
02/02/2026
04/05/2026
03/08/2026

Demand

40GW
35GW
30GW
25GW
20GW
15GW
10GW
5GW
0GW
−5GW
03/11/2025
02/02/2026
04/05/2026
03/08/2026

Generation

20GW
18GW
16GW
14GW
12GW
10GW
8GW
6GW
4GW
2GW
0GW
03/11/2025
02/02/2026
04/05/2026
03/08/2026

Transfers

4GW
3GW
2GW
1GW
0GW
−1GW
−2GW
03/11/2025
02/02/2026
04/05/2026
03/08/2026
Time
All time
Price
£70.23/MWh
Emissions
251g/kWh
Demand
32.6GW
Generation
30.5GW
Transfers
2.1GW
Generation
30.5GW
93.4%

Generation by type

Fossil fuels14.9845.8
Renewables7.9924.4
Other sources7.5823.2

Generation by source

Coal4.0412.4
Gas10.9433.5
Solar1.223.7
Wind6.3619.5
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

£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

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
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026

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