A project by Kate Morley Donate

National Grid: Live

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

Time
Price
£122.64/MWh
Emissions
70g/kWh
Demand
24.5GW
Generation
27.4GW
Transfers
2.9GW
Fossil fuels4.1016.7
Gas 4.1016.7
Renewables18.0073.5
Solar 0.000.0
Wind 17.5571.6
Hydro 0.451.8
Other sources5.2821.6
Nuclear 3.3213.6
Biomass 1.968.0
Interconnectors−2.93−12.0
Belgium −0.48−2.0
Denmark 0.823.3
France −1.13−4.6
Ireland −1.25−5.1
Netherlands 0.000.0
Norway −0.89−3.6
Storage0.050.2
Pumped 0.050.2
Battery
Generation
27.4GW
111.8%
Time
Past day
Price
£98.67/MWh
Emissions
65g/kWh
Demand
28.7GW
Generation
30.2GW
Transfers
1.5GW
Generation
30.2GW
105.4%

Generation by type

Fossil fuels3.8513.4
Renewables20.5171.6
Other sources5.8320.4

Generation by source

Coal0.000.0
Gas3.8513.4
Solar2.257.8
Wind17.8462.3
Hydro0.421.5
Nuclear3.3211.6
Biomass2.528.8

Interconnectors

Belgium−0.56−2.0
Denmark−0.01−0.1
France0.642.2
Ireland−0.88−3.1
Netherlands0.000.0
Norway−0.49−1.7

Storage

Pumped−0.24−0.8

Price per MWh

£200
£150
£100
£50
£0
−£50
4:00am
10:00am
4:00pm
10:00pm

Emissions per kWh

600g
500g
400g
300g
200g
100g
0g
4:00am
10:00am
4:00pm
10:00pm

Demand

40GW
35GW
30GW
25GW
20GW
15GW
10GW
5GW
0GW
−5GW
−10GW
4:00am
10:00am
4:00pm
10:00pm

Generation

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

Transfers

4GW
3GW
2GW
1GW
0GW
−1GW
−2GW
−3GW
4:00am
10:00am
4:00pm
10:00pm
Time
Past week
Price
£154.93/MWh
Emissions
117g/kWh
Demand
28.2GW
Generation
26.1GW
Transfers
2.1GW
Generation
26.1GW
92.4%

Generation by type

Fossil fuels7.1025.1
Renewables12.7445.1
Other sources6.2822.2

Generation by source

Coal0.000.0
Gas7.1025.1
Solar2.398.5
Wind9.8835.0
Hydro0.461.6
Nuclear3.4612.2
Biomass2.8210.0

Interconnectors

Belgium0.150.5
Denmark0.281.0
France1.585.6
Ireland−0.91−3.2
Netherlands0.000.0
Norway1.073.8

Storage

Pumped−0.02−0.1

Price per MWh

£200
£150
£100
£50
£0
−£50
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday

Emissions per kWh

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

Demand

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

Generation

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

Transfers

4GW
3GW
2GW
1GW
0GW
−1GW
−2GW
−3GW
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Time
Past year
Price
£92.77/MWh
Emissions
124g/kWh
Demand
30.9GW
Generation
27.8GW
Transfers
3.1GW
Generation
27.8GW
90.1%

Generation by type

Fossil fuels8.3627.0
Renewables13.4843.6
Other sources6.0119.4

Generation by source

Coal0.000.0
Gas8.3627.0
Solar2.307.4
Wind10.7534.8
Hydro0.421.4
Nuclear3.7012.0
Biomass2.317.5

Interconnectors

Belgium0.250.8
Denmark0.311.0
France2.558.3
Ireland−0.82−2.7
Netherlands0.140.5
Norway0.702.3

Storage

Pumped−0.06−0.2

Price per MWh

£200
£150
£100
£50
£0
−£50
27/10/2025
26/01/2026
27/04/2026
27/07/2026

Emissions per kWh

600g
500g
400g
300g
200g
100g
0g
27/10/2025
26/01/2026
27/04/2026
27/07/2026

Demand

40GW
35GW
30GW
25GW
20GW
15GW
10GW
5GW
0GW
−5GW
−10GW
27/10/2025
26/01/2026
27/04/2026
27/07/2026

Generation

20GW
18GW
16GW
14GW
12GW
10GW
8GW
6GW
4GW
2GW
0GW
27/10/2025
26/01/2026
27/04/2026
27/07/2026

Transfers

4GW
3GW
2GW
1GW
0GW
−1GW
−2GW
−3GW
27/10/2025
26/01/2026
27/04/2026
27/07/2026
Time
All time
Price
£70.15/MWh
Emissions
251g/kWh
Demand
32.7GW
Generation
30.6GW
Transfers
2.1GW
Generation
30.6GW
93.4%

Generation by type

Fossil fuels14.9945.9
Renewables7.9824.4
Other sources7.5823.2

Generation by source

Coal4.0512.4
Gas10.9433.5
Solar1.223.7
Wind6.3519.4
Hydro0.401.2
Nuclear6.0018.3
Biomass1.594.9

Interconnectors

Belgium0.220.7
Denmark0.060.2
France1.324.0
Ireland−0.24−0.7
Netherlands0.551.7
Norway0.270.8

Storage

Pumped−0.03−0.1

Price per MWh

£200
£150
£100
£50
£0
−£50
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026

Emissions per kWh

600g
500g
400g
300g
200g
100g
0g
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026

Demand

40GW
35GW
30GW
25GW
20GW
15GW
10GW
5GW
0GW
−5GW
−10GW
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026

Generation

20GW
18GW
16GW
14GW
12GW
10GW
8GW
6GW
4GW
2GW
0GW
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026

Transfers

4GW
3GW
2GW
1GW
0GW
−1GW
−2GW
−3GW
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026

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