A project by Kate Morley Donate

National Grid: Live

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

Time
Price
£161.35/MWh
Emissions
185g/kWh
Demand
26.6GW
Generation
19.6GW
Transfers
7.0GW
Fossil fuels9.0534.0
Gas 9.0534.0
Renewables4.4816.8
Solar 0.000.0
Wind 3.9815.0
Hydro 0.501.9
Other sources6.0422.7
Nuclear 3.4613.0
Biomass 2.589.7
Interconnectors6.7525.4
Belgium 0.843.2
Denmark 1.435.4
France 3.4613.0
Ireland −1.40−5.3
Netherlands 1.023.8
Norway 1.405.3
Storage0.281.1
Pumped 0.281.1
Batteries
Generation
19.6GW
73.6%
Time
Past day
Price
£138.61/MWh
Emissions
134g/kWh
Demand
29.0GW
Generation
22.6GW
Transfers
6.4GW
Generation
22.6GW
77.8%

Generation by type

Fossil fuels7.024.0
Renewables9.633.2
Other sources6.020.5

Generation by source

Coal0.000.0
Gas6.9624.0
Solar4.2414.6
Wind5.0717.5
Hydro0.311.1
Nuclear3.4612.0
Biomass2.498.6

Interconnectors

Belgium0.572.0
Denmark1.424.9
France3.2711.3
Ireland−1.15−4.0
Netherlands0.782.7
Norway1.404.8

Storage

Pumped0.150.5

Price per MWh

£200
£180
£160
£140
£120
£100
£80
£60
£40
£20
£0
1:30am
7:30am
1:30pm
7:30pm

Emissions per kWh

600g
500g
400g
300g
200g
100g
0g
1:30am
7:30am
1:30pm
7:30pm

Demand

40GW
35GW
30GW
25GW
20GW
15GW
10GW
5GW
0GW
−5GW
1:30am
7:30am
1:30pm
7:30pm

Generation

18GW
16GW
14GW
12GW
10GW
8GW
6GW
4GW
2GW
0GW
1:30am
7:30am
1:30pm
7:30pm

Transfers

4GW
3GW
2GW
1GW
0GW
−1GW
−2GW
1:30am
7:30am
1:30pm
7:30pm
Time
Past week
Price
£115.89/MWh
Emissions
132g/kWh
Demand
27.4GW
Generation
22.8GW
Transfers
4.6GW
Generation
22.8GW
83.3%

Generation by type

Fossil fuels7.226.4
Renewables9.936.1
Other sources5.720.8

Generation by source

Coal0.000.0
Gas7.2126.4
Solar4.5016.5
Wind5.0918.6
Hydro0.261.0
Nuclear3.4612.7
Biomass2.228.1

Interconnectors

Belgium0.481.8
Denmark0.702.6
France2.709.9
Ireland−1.19−4.4
Netherlands0.582.1
Norway1.375.0

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
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday

Generation

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

Transfers

4GW
3GW
2GW
1GW
0GW
−1GW
−2GW
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Time
Past year
Price
£84.14/MWh
Emissions
124g/kWh
Demand
30.8GW
Generation
27.7GW
Transfers
3.1GW
Generation
27.7GW
89.8%

Generation by type

Fossil fuels8.427.3
Renewables13.443.4
Other sources5.919.1

Generation by source

Coal0.000.0
Gas8.4227.3
Solar2.197.1
Wind10.7835.0
Hydro0.421.4
Nuclear3.6411.8
Biomass2.257.3

Interconnectors

Belgium0.260.8
Denmark0.220.7
France2.728.8
Ireland−0.79−2.6
Netherlands0.080.3
Norway0.702.3

Storage

Pumped−0.05−0.2

Price per MWh

£200
£180
£160
£140
£120
£100
£80
£60
£40
£20
£0
01/09/2025
01/12/2025
02/03/2026
01/06/2026

Emissions per kWh

600g
500g
400g
300g
200g
100g
0g
01/09/2025
01/12/2025
02/03/2026
01/06/2026

Demand

40GW
35GW
30GW
25GW
20GW
15GW
10GW
5GW
0GW
−5GW
01/09/2025
01/12/2025
02/03/2026
01/06/2026

Generation

18GW
16GW
14GW
12GW
10GW
8GW
6GW
4GW
2GW
0GW
01/09/2025
01/12/2025
02/03/2026
01/06/2026

Transfers

4GW
3GW
2GW
1GW
0GW
−1GW
−2GW
01/09/2025
01/12/2025
02/03/2026
01/06/2026
Time
All time
Price
£69.53/MWh
Emissions
253g/kWh
Demand
32.7GW
Generation
30.6GW
Transfers
2.1GW
Generation
30.6GW
93.5%

Generation by type

Fossil fuels15.146.1
Renewables7.924.2
Other sources7.623.2

Generation by source

Coal4.0912.5
Gas10.9933.6
Solar1.203.7
Wind6.3319.3
Hydro0.401.2
Nuclear6.0218.4
Biomass1.584.8

Interconnectors

Belgium0.220.7
Denmark0.060.2
France1.324.0
Ireland−0.23−0.7
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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