National Grid: Live
The National Grid is the electric power transmission network for Great Britain
- Time
- 7:00pm
- Price
- £78.01/MWh
- Emissions
- 256g/kWh
- Demand
- 42.6GW
- Generation
- 35.8GW
- Transfers
- 6.8GW
Generation
55.3% fossil fuels
| Coal | 0.95 | 2.2 | |
| Gas | 22.65 | 53.1 |
11.1% renewables
| Solar | 0.00 | 0.0 | |
| Wind | 3.97 | 9.3 | |
| Hydroelectric | 0.77 | 1.8 |
17.6% other sources
| Nuclear | 4.49 | 10.5 | |
| Biomass | 3.00 | 7.0 |
12.9% interconnectors
| Belgium | 0.67 | 1.6 | |
| France | 2.40 | 5.6 | |
| Ireland | 0.08 | 0.2 | |
| Netherlands | 0.96 | 2.2 | |
| Norway | 1.40 | 3.3 |
3.1% storage
| Pumped storage | 1.33 | 3.1 | |
| Battery storage | — | — |
Past day
Past week
Past year
All time
- Time
- Past day
- Price
- £101.22/MWh
- Emissions
- 232g/kWh
- Demand
- 35.9GW
- Generation
- 33.2GW
- Transfers
- 2.7GW
Generation by type
| Fossil fuels | 18.9 | 52.6 | |
| Renewables | 7.1 | 19.7 | |
| Other sources | 7.2 | 20.1 |
Generation by source
| Coal | 0.89 | 2.5 | |
| Gas | 17.98 | 50.1 | |
| Solar | 0.56 | 1.6 | |
| Wind | 6.11 | 17.0 | |
| Hydroelectric | 0.40 | 1.1 | |
| Nuclear | 4.40 | 12.3 | |
| Biomass | 2.81 | 7.8 |
Interconnectors
| Belgium | 0.47 | 1.3 | |
| France | 1.08 | 3.0 | |
| Ireland | −0.63 | −1.7 | |
| Netherlands | 0.72 | 2.0 | |
| Norway | 0.95 | 2.6 |
Storage
| Pumped storage | 0.13 | 0.4 |
Price per MWh
Emissions per kWh
Demand
Generation
Transfers
- Time
- Past week
- Price
- £86.57/MWh
- Emissions
- 163g/kWh
- Demand
- 33.5GW
- Generation
- 30.6GW
- Transfers
- 2.9GW
Generation by type
| Fossil fuels | 11.9 | 35.5 | |
| Renewables | 12.3 | 36.6 | |
| Other sources | 6.4 | 19.2 |
Generation by source
| Coal | 0.78 | 2.3 | |
| Gas | 11.12 | 33.2 | |
| Solar | 0.56 | 1.7 | |
| Wind | 11.21 | 33.5 | |
| Hydroelectric | 0.50 | 1.5 | |
| Nuclear | 3.86 | 11.5 | |
| Biomass | 2.56 | 7.7 |
Interconnectors
| Belgium | 0.50 | 1.5 | |
| France | 1.48 | 4.4 | |
| Ireland | −0.71 | −2.1 | |
| Netherlands | 0.47 | 1.4 | |
| Norway | 1.20 | 3.6 |
Storage
| Pumped storage | −0.03 | −0.1 |
Price per MWh
Emissions per kWh
Demand
Generation
Transfers
- Time
- Past year
- Price
- £112.60/MWh
- Emissions
- 156g/kWh
- Demand
- 29.5GW
- Generation
- 26.8GW
- Transfers
- 2.7GW
Generation by type
| Fossil fuels | 10.5 | 35.6 | |
| Renewables | 10.4 | 35.3 | |
| Other sources | 5.9 | 20.0 |
Generation by source
| Coal | 0.36 | 1.2 | |
| Gas | 10.19 | 34.4 | |
| Solar | 1.40 | 4.7 | |
| Wind | 8.68 | 29.3 | |
| Hydroelectric | 0.36 | 1.2 | |
| Nuclear | 4.42 | 14.9 | |
| Biomass | 1.49 | 5.0 |
Interconnectors
| Belgium | 0.34 | 1.1 | |
| France | 1.39 | 4.7 | |
| Ireland | −0.39 | −1.3 | |
| Netherlands | 0.34 | 1.1 | |
| Norway | 1.00 | 3.4 |
Storage
| Pumped storage | 0.03 | 0.1 |
Price per MWh
Emissions per kWh
Demand
Generation
Transfers
- Time
- All time
- Price
- £67.40/MWh
- Emissions
- 281g/kWh
- Demand
- 33.3GW
- Generation
- 31.4GW
- Transfers
- 1.9GW
Generation by type
| Fossil fuels | 16.5 | 49.7 | |
| Renewables | 7.0 | 21.0 | |
| Other sources | 7.9 | 23.7 |
Generation by source
| Coal | 4.98 | 15.0 | |
| Gas | 11.53 | 34.7 | |
| Solar | 1.04 | 3.1 | |
| Wind | 5.53 | 16.6 | |
| Hydroelectric | 0.40 | 1.2 | |
| Nuclear | 6.45 | 19.4 | |
| Biomass | 1.44 | 4.3 |
Interconnectors
| Belgium | 0.19 | 0.6 | |
| France | 1.07 | 3.2 | |
| Ireland | −0.13 | −0.4 | |
| Netherlands | 0.64 | 1.9 | |
| Norway | 0.12 | 0.4 |
Storage
| Pumped storage | −0.03 | −0.1 |
Price per MWh
Emissions per kWh
Demand
Generation
Transfers
The rise of wind
Great Britain’s exposed position in the north-east Atlantic makes it one of the best locations in the world for wind power, and the shallow waters of the North Sea host several of the world’s largest offshore wind farms.
New wind power records are set regularly, and between 6:30pm and 7:00pm on 10th January 2023 British wind farms averaged a record 21.69GW of generation.
| Power | Date first achieved |
|---|---|
| 21GW | 10th January 2023 |
| 20GW | 2nd November 2022 |
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