National Grid: Live Status (2:30pm 27/10/2021)

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, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Norway.

31.5GW demand

Generation:


Generation
30.67GW
97.4%

Fossil fuels
9.65GW
30.7%

Renewables
13.61GW
43.2%

Other energy
7.40GW
23.5%

Coal
0.00GW
0.0%

Oil
0.00GW
0.0%
Gas
(open cycle)
0.00GW
0.0%
Gas
(combined cycle)
9.65GW
30.7%
Solar
(photovoltaic)
0.03GW
0.1%

Wind
12.92GW
41.0%

Hydroelectric
0.66GW
2.1%

Pumped storage
0.04GW
0.1%

Nuclear
5.07GW
16.1%

Biomass
2.17GW
6.9%

Other
0.12GW
0.4%

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

30.7% fossil fuels

 Coal 0.00 0.0
Oil 0.00 0.0
Gas (open cycle) 0.00 0.0
Gas (combined cycle) 9.65 30.7

43.2% renewable energy

 Solar photovoltaic 0.03 0.1
Wind 12.92 41.0
Hydroelectric 0.66 2.1

23.5% other energy

 Pumped storage 0.04 0.1
Nuclear 5.07 16.1
Biomass 2.17 6.9
Other 0.12 0.4

2.6% interconnectors

 Moyle -0.45 -1.4
IFA -0.38 -1.2
BritNed 0.95 3.0
EWIC -0.43 -1.4
Nemo Link 0.77 2.4
IFA-2 -0.33 -1.1
NSL 0.69 2.2

Averages

Past day:

Average demand: 26.5GW

Past week:

Average demand: 28.6GW

Past month:

Average demand: 28.8GW

Past year:

Average demand: 30.3GW

Production

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All time (yearly averages):

Key:

Demand
Fossil fuels
Renewable energy
Other energy
Interconnectors

Sources

Past day (half-hourly averages):

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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