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

Time
1:40am
Price
−£18.00/MWh
Emissions
65g/kWh
Demand
21.3GW
Generation
23.7GW
Transfers
2.4GW

Generation

Generation
23.7GW
111.4%
Note: percentages are relative to demand, so will exceed 100% if power is being exported

16.3% fossil fuels

Coal 0.231.1
Gas 3.2315.2

67.4% renewables

Solar 0.000.0
Wind 13.9465.6
Hydroelectric 0.381.8

27.7% other sources

Nuclear 5.1724.3
Biomass 0.723.4

−11.4% interconnectors

Belgium −0.92−4.3
France −1.54−7.3
Ireland −0.36−1.7
Netherlands −1.01−4.8
Norway 1.406.6

0.0% storage

Pumped storage 0.000.0
Battery storage
Time
Past day
Price
£73.90/MWh
Emissions
136g/kWh
Demand
25.3GW
Generation
22.1GW
Transfers
3.2GW
Generation
22.1GW
87.5%

Generation by type

Fossil fuels7.228.4
Renewables8.634.0
Other sources6.325.0

Generation by source

Coal0.612.4
Gas6.5626.0
Solar1.777.0
Wind6.1724.5
Hydroelectric0.632.5
Nuclear5.1720.5
Biomass1.144.5

Interconnectors

Belgium0.210.8
France1.767.0
Ireland−0.16−0.6
Netherlands−0.17−0.7
Norway1.405.6

Storage

Pumped storage0.130.5

Price per MWh

£400
£350
£300
£250
£200
£150
£100
£50
£0
−£50
5:00am
11:00am
5:00pm
11:00pm

Emissions per kWh

600g
500g
400g
300g
200g
100g
0g
5:00am
11:00am
5:00pm
11:00pm

Demand

40GW
35GW
30GW
25GW
20GW
15GW
10GW
5GW
0GW
−5GW
5:00am
11:00am
5:00pm
11:00pm

Generation

20GW
18GW
16GW
14GW
12GW
10GW
8GW
6GW
4GW
2GW
0GW
5:00am
11:00am
5:00pm
11:00pm

Transfers

4GW
3GW
2GW
1GW
0GW
−1GW
−2GW
−3GW
5:00am
11:00am
5:00pm
11:00pm
Time
Past week
Price
£71.75/MWh
Emissions
106g/kWh
Demand
27.6GW
Generation
24.7GW
Transfers
2.9GW
Generation
24.7GW
89.6%

Generation by type

Fossil fuels6.322.8
Renewables12.144.0
Other sources6.322.8

Generation by source

Coal0.331.2
Gas5.9521.6
Solar1.264.6
Wind10.4437.9
Hydroelectric0.421.5
Nuclear5.1718.8
Biomass1.114.0

Interconnectors

Belgium0.140.5
France1.987.2
Ireland−0.53−1.9
Netherlands−0.12−0.4
Norway1.344.9

Storage

Pumped storage0.060.2

Price per MWh

£400
£350
£300
£250
£200
£150
£100
£50
£0
−£50
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday

Emissions per kWh

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

Demand

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

Generation

20GW
18GW
16GW
14GW
12GW
10GW
8GW
6GW
4GW
2GW
0GW
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday

Transfers

4GW
3GW
2GW
1GW
0GW
−1GW
−2GW
−3GW
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Time
Past year
Price
£122.87/MWh
Emissions
162g/kWh
Demand
29.4GW
Generation
27.6GW
Transfers
1.8GW
Generation
27.6GW
93.8%

Generation by type

Fossil fuels11.238.1
Renewables10.535.7
Other sources5.919.9

Generation by source

Coal0.291.0
Gas10.9637.2
Solar1.394.7
Wind8.7929.8
Hydroelectric0.351.2
Nuclear4.4515.1
Biomass1.414.8

Interconnectors

Belgium0.220.7
France0.742.5
Ireland−0.25−0.9
Netherlands0.260.9
Norway0.842.9

Storage

Pumped storage0.030.1

Price per MWh

£400
£350
£300
£250
£200
£150
£100
£50
£0
−£50
31/10/2022
30/01/2023
01/05/2023
31/07/2023

Emissions per kWh

600g
500g
400g
300g
200g
100g
0g
31/10/2022
30/01/2023
01/05/2023
31/07/2023

Demand

40GW
35GW
30GW
25GW
20GW
15GW
10GW
5GW
0GW
−5GW
31/10/2022
30/01/2023
01/05/2023
31/07/2023

Generation

20GW
18GW
16GW
14GW
12GW
10GW
8GW
6GW
4GW
2GW
0GW
31/10/2022
30/01/2023
01/05/2023
31/07/2023

Transfers

4GW
3GW
2GW
1GW
0GW
−1GW
−2GW
−3GW
31/10/2022
30/01/2023
01/05/2023
31/07/2023
Time
All time
Price
£67.06/MWh
Emissions
283g/kWh
Demand
33.3GW
Generation
31.4GW
Transfers
1.9GW
Generation
31.4GW
94.4%

Generation by type

Fossil fuels16.649.9
Renewables6.920.7
Other sources7.923.8

Generation by source

Coal5.0515.2
Gas11.5734.8
Solar1.043.1
Wind5.4616.4
Hydroelectric0.401.2
Nuclear6.4819.5
Biomass1.434.3

Interconnectors

Belgium0.190.6
France1.073.2
Ireland−0.13−0.4
Netherlands0.651.9
Norway0.110.3

Storage

Pumped storage−0.03−0.1

Price per MWh

£400
£350
£300
£250
£200
£150
£100
£50
£0
−£50
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023

Emissions per kWh

600g
500g
400g
300g
200g
100g
0g
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023

Demand

40GW
35GW
30GW
25GW
20GW
15GW
10GW
5GW
0GW
−5GW
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023

Generation

20GW
18GW
16GW
14GW
12GW
10GW
8GW
6GW
4GW
2GW
0GW
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023

Transfers

4GW
3GW
2GW
1GW
0GW
−1GW
−2GW
−3GW
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023

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.

PowerDate first achieved
21GW10th January 2023
20GW2nd November 2022

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