National Grid: Live Status (4:50am 14/08/2022)
The National Grid is Great Britain’s electricity transmission network, distributing the electrical power generated in England, Scotland, and Wales, and transferring energy between Great Britain and Ireland, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Norway. Most data comes from the Balancing Mechanism Reporting System and is updated at five minute intervals. Solar data comes from Sheffield Solar and is updated at half hour intervals.
19.5GW demand
Generation:
Generation
18.88GW
96.7%
Fossil fuels
10.51GW
53.8%
Renewables
1.19GW
6.1%
Other energy
7.18GW
36.7%
Coal
0.00GW
0.0%
Oil
0.00GW
0.0%
Gas
(open cycle)
(open cycle)
0.05GW
0.2%
Gas
(combined cycle)
(combined cycle)
10.46GW
53.6%
Solar
(photovoltaic)
(photovoltaic)
0.00GW
0.0%
Wind
1.08GW
5.5%
Hydroelectric
0.11GW
0.6%
Pumped storage
0.00GW
0.0%
Nuclear
4.73GW
24.2%
Biomass
2.26GW
11.6%
Other
0.19GW
1.0%
Note: this pie chart shows generation only, and excludes interconnectors
53.8% fossil fuels
| Coal | 0.00 | 0.0 | |
| Oil | 0.00 | 0.0 | |
| Gas (open cycle) | 0.05 | 0.2 | |
| Gas (combined cycle) | 10.46 | 53.6 |
6.1% renewable energy
| Solar photovoltaic | 0.00 | 0.0 | |
| Wind | 1.08 | 5.5 | |
| Hydroelectric | 0.11 | 0.6 |
36.7% other energy
| Pumped storage | 0.00 | 0.0 | |
| Nuclear | 4.73 | 24.2 | |
| Biomass | 2.26 | 11.6 | |
| Other | 0.19 | 1.0 |
3.3% interconnectors
| Moyle | 0.25 | 1.3 | |
| IFA | -0.11 | -0.6 | |
| BritNed | 0.00 | 0.0 | |
| EWIC | 0.11 | 0.6 | |
| Nemo Link | -0.10 | -0.5 | |
| IFA-2 | -0.08 | -0.4 | |
| NSL | 0.55 | 2.8 | |
| ElecLink | 0.04 | 0.2 |
Averages
Past day:
Average demand: 20.5GW
Past week:
Average demand: 26.6GW
Past month:
Average demand: 26.2GW
Past year:
Average demand: 29.5GW
Production
Past day (half-hourly averages):
Past month (daily averages):
Past year (weekly averages):
All time (yearly averages):
Key:
Demand
Fossil fuels
Renewable energy
Other energy
Interconnectors
Sources
Past day (half-hourly averages):
Past month (daily averages):
Past year (weekly averages):
All time (yearly averages):
Key:
Coal
Oil
Gas (open cycle)
Gas (combined cycle)
Solar photovoltaic
Wind
Hydroelectric
Pumped storage
Nuclear
Biomass
Other
Imports and exports
Past day (half-hourly averages):
Past month (daily averages):
Past year (weekly averages):
All time (yearly averages):
Key:
Moyle
IFA
BritNed
EWIC
Nemo Link
IFA-2
NSL
ElecLink