National Grid: Live Status (3:00pm 08/04/2021)

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, and the Netherlands.

34.6GW demand

Generation:


Generation
34.78GW
100.4%

Fossil fuels
10.81GW
31.2%

Renewables
16.62GW
48.0%

Other energy
7.35GW
21.2%

Coal
0.00GW
0.0%

Oil
0.00GW
0.0%
Gas
(open cycle)
0.00GW
0.0%
Gas
(combined cycle)
10.81GW
31.2%
Solar
(photovoltaic)
4.16GW
12.0%

Wind
12.10GW
34.9%

Hydroelectric
0.37GW
1.1%

Pumped storage
0.00GW
0.0%

Nuclear
4.89GW
14.1%

Biomass
2.29GW
6.6%

Other
0.17GW
0.5%

Note: this pie chart shows generation only, and excludes interconnectors

31.2% fossil fuels

 Coal 0.00 0.0
Oil 0.00 0.0
Gas (open cycle) 0.00 0.0
Gas (combined cycle) 10.81 31.2

48.0% renewable energy

 Solar photovoltaic 4.16 12.0
Wind 12.10 34.9
Hydroelectric 0.37 1.1

21.2% other energy

 Pumped storage 0.00 0.0
Nuclear 4.89 14.1
Biomass 2.29 6.6
Other 0.17 0.5

-0.4% interconnectors

 Moyle 0.25 0.7
IFA -1.31 -3.8
BritNed 0.00 0.0
EWIC 0.31 0.9
Nemo Link 1.00 2.9
IFA-2 -0.40 -1.2

Averages

Past day:

Average demand: 30.4GW

Past week:

Average demand: 29.0GW

Past month:

Average demand: 29.9GW

Past year:

Average demand: 29.3GW

Production

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Key:

Demand
Fossil fuels
Renewable energy
Other energy
Interconnectors

Sources

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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