A project by Kate Morley Donate

National Grid: Live

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

Time
Price
£107.30/MWh
Emissions
69g/kWh
Demand
32.8GW
Generation
30.5GW
Transfers
2.3GW
Fossil fuels3.169.6
Gas 3.169.6
Renewables19.8860.6
Solar 3.3410.2
Wind 16.3849.9
Hydro 0.160.5
Other sources7.4722.8
Nuclear 4.9515.1
Biomass 2.527.7
Interconnectors2.658.1
Belgium 0.040.1
Denmark 1.424.3
France 2.266.9
Ireland −1.49−4.5
Netherlands 0.421.3
Norway 0.000.0
Storage−0.36−1.1
Pumped −0.36−1.1
Battery
Generation
30.5GW
93.0%
Time
Past day
Price
£154.63/MWh
Emissions
106g/kWh
Demand
29.3GW
Generation
29.5GW
Transfers
0.2GW
Generation
29.5GW
100.6%

Generation by type

Fossil fuels7.0223.9
Renewables14.4549.3
Other sources8.0327.4

Generation by source

Coal0.000.0
Gas7.0223.9
Solar1.384.7
Wind12.8243.7
Hydro0.240.8
Nuclear4.9616.9
Biomass3.0710.5

Interconnectors

Belgium−0.10−0.4
Denmark0.050.2
France0.662.3
Ireland−0.82−2.8
Netherlands−0.12−0.4
Norway0.000.0

Storage

Pumped0.150.5

Price per MWh

£200
£180
£160
£140
£120
£100
£80
£60
£40
£20
£0
12:30pm
6:30pm
12:30am
6:30am

Emissions per kWh

600g
500g
400g
300g
200g
100g
0g
12:30pm
6:30pm
12:30am
6:30am

Demand

40GW
35GW
30GW
25GW
20GW
15GW
10GW
5GW
0GW
−5GW
−10GW
12:30pm
6:30pm
12:30am
6:30am

Generation

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

Transfers

4GW
3GW
2GW
1GW
0GW
−1GW
−2GW
−3GW
12:30pm
6:30pm
12:30am
6:30am
Time
Past week
Price
£143.84/MWh
Emissions
112g/kWh
Demand
27.3GW
Generation
24.4GW
Transfers
2.9GW
Generation
24.4GW
89.5%

Generation by type

Fossil fuels5.4620.0
Renewables10.9640.3
Other sources7.9629.2

Generation by source

Coal0.000.0
Gas5.4620.0
Solar2.368.6
Wind8.3830.8
Hydro0.230.8
Nuclear4.9318.1
Biomass3.0311.1

Interconnectors

Belgium0.321.2
Denmark0.813.0
France2.348.6
Ireland−1.21−4.5
Netherlands0.612.2
Norway0.000.0

Storage

Pumped−0.01−0.1

Price per MWh

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

Emissions per kWh

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

Demand

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

Generation

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

Transfers

4GW
3GW
2GW
1GW
0GW
−1GW
−2GW
−3GW
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Time
Past year
Price
£90.06/MWh
Emissions
124g/kWh
Demand
30.9GW
Generation
27.8GW
Transfers
3.1GW
Generation
27.8GW
89.9%

Generation by type

Fossil fuels8.3627.0
Renewables13.4943.6
Other sources5.9519.3

Generation by source

Coal0.000.0
Gas8.3627.0
Solar2.297.4
Wind10.7734.9
Hydro0.421.4
Nuclear3.6811.9
Biomass2.277.4

Interconnectors

Belgium0.250.8
Denmark0.290.9
France2.618.5
Ireland−0.82−2.7
Netherlands0.130.4
Norway0.702.3

Storage

Pumped−0.06−0.2

Price per MWh

£200
£180
£160
£140
£120
£100
£80
£60
£40
£20
£0
13/10/2025
12/01/2026
13/04/2026
13/07/2026

Emissions per kWh

600g
500g
400g
300g
200g
100g
0g
13/10/2025
12/01/2026
13/04/2026
13/07/2026

Demand

40GW
35GW
30GW
25GW
20GW
15GW
10GW
5GW
0GW
−5GW
−10GW
13/10/2025
12/01/2026
13/04/2026
13/07/2026

Generation

18GW
16GW
14GW
12GW
10GW
8GW
6GW
4GW
2GW
0GW
13/10/2025
12/01/2026
13/04/2026
13/07/2026

Transfers

4GW
3GW
2GW
1GW
0GW
−1GW
−2GW
−3GW
13/10/2025
12/01/2026
13/04/2026
13/07/2026
Time
All time
Price
£69.99/MWh
Emissions
252g/kWh
Demand
32.8GW
Generation
30.6GW
Transfers
2.2GW
Generation
30.6GW
93.4%

Generation by type

Fossil fuels15.0245.9
Renewables7.9624.3
Other sources7.5823.2

Generation by source

Coal4.0612.4
Gas10.9633.5
Solar1.223.7
Wind6.3419.4
Hydro0.401.2
Nuclear6.0018.3
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
−10GW
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
−3GW
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026

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