A project by Kate Morley Donate

National Grid: Live

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

Time
Price
£401.01/MWh
Emissions
263g/kWh
Demand
38.9GW
Generation
35.2GW
Transfers
3.7GW
Fossil fuels24.1462.1
Gas 24.1462.1
Renewables2.676.9
Solar 0.000.0
Wind 1.834.7
Hydro 0.842.2
Other sources8.3921.6
Nuclear 5.1313.2
Biomass 3.268.4
Interconnectors3.238.3
Belgium −0.05−0.1
Denmark 0.000.0
France 2.165.6
Ireland 0.330.8
Netherlands −0.61−1.6
Norway 1.403.6
Storage0.471.2
Pumped 0.471.2
Battery ——
Generation
35.2GW
90.5%
Time
Past day
Price
£263.56/MWh
Emissions
264g/kWh
Demand
33.6GW
Generation
34.0GW
Transfers
0.4GW
Generation
34.0GW
101.2%

Generation by type

Fossil fuels22.9268.2
Renewables2.768.2
Other sources8.3324.8

Generation by source

Coal0.000.0
Gas22.9268.2
Solar1.163.5
Wind1.003.0
Hydro0.591.8
Nuclear5.1315.3
Biomass3.209.5

Interconnectors

Belgium−0.49−1.5
Denmark−0.73−2.2
France0.230.7
Ireland−0.33−1.0
Netherlands−0.62−1.8
Norway1.394.1

Storage

Pumped0.170.5

Price per MWh

£500
£450
£400
£350
£300
£250
£200
£150
£100
£50
£0
9:30pm
3:30am
9:30am
3:30pm

Emissions per kWh

600g
500g
400g
300g
200g
100g
0g
9:30pm
3:30am
9:30am
3:30pm

Demand

45GW
40GW
35GW
30GW
25GW
20GW
15GW
10GW
5GW
0GW
−5GW
−10GW
9:30pm
3:30am
9:30am
3:30pm

Generation

25GW
20GW
15GW
10GW
5GW
0GW
9:30pm
3:30am
9:30am
3:30pm

Transfers

4GW
3GW
2GW
1GW
0GW
−1GW
−2GW
−3GW
9:30pm
3:30am
9:30am
3:30pm
Time
Past week
Price
£205.14/MWh
Emissions
202g/kWh
Demand
32.6GW
Generation
32.9GW
Transfers
0.3GW
Generation
32.9GW
100.9%

Generation by type

Fossil fuels16.7051.2
Renewables7.9024.2
Other sources8.3225.5

Generation by source

Coal0.000.0
Gas16.7051.2
Solar0.842.6
Wind6.5720.1
Hydro0.491.5
Nuclear5.1215.7
Biomass3.209.8

Interconnectors

Belgium−0.02−0.1
Denmark−0.25−0.8
France−0.23−0.7
Ireland−1.09−3.3
Netherlands−0.00−0.0
Norway1.374.2

Storage

Pumped−0.07−0.2

Price per MWh

£500
£450
£400
£350
£300
£250
£200
£150
£100
£50
£0
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday

Emissions per kWh

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

Demand

45GW
40GW
35GW
30GW
25GW
20GW
15GW
10GW
5GW
0GW
−5GW
−10GW
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday

Generation

25GW
20GW
15GW
10GW
5GW
0GW
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday

Transfers

4GW
3GW
2GW
1GW
0GW
−1GW
−2GW
−3GW
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Time
Past year
Price
£105.19/MWh
Emissions
123g/kWh
Demand
30.9GW
Generation
28.1GW
Transfers
2.8GW
Generation
28.1GW
90.8%

Generation by type

Fossil fuels8.2826.8
Renewables13.5643.9
Other sources6.2420.2

Generation by source

Coal0.000.0
Gas8.2826.8
Solar2.387.7
Wind10.7534.8
Hydro0.441.4
Nuclear3.8812.5
Biomass2.367.6

Interconnectors

Belgium0.200.7
Denmark0.341.1
France2.327.5
Ireland−0.81−2.6
Netherlands0.160.5
Norway0.702.3

Storage

Pumped−0.06−0.2

Price per MWh

£500
£450
£400
£350
£300
£250
£200
£150
£100
£50
£0
22/12/2025
23/03/2026
22/06/2026
21/09/2026

Emissions per kWh

600g
500g
400g
300g
200g
100g
0g
22/12/2025
23/03/2026
22/06/2026
21/09/2026

Demand

45GW
40GW
35GW
30GW
25GW
20GW
15GW
10GW
5GW
0GW
−5GW
−10GW
22/12/2025
23/03/2026
22/06/2026
21/09/2026

Generation

25GW
20GW
15GW
10GW
5GW
0GW
22/12/2025
23/03/2026
22/06/2026
21/09/2026

Transfers

4GW
3GW
2GW
1GW
0GW
−1GW
−2GW
−3GW
22/12/2025
23/03/2026
22/06/2026
21/09/2026
Time
All time
Price
£70.98/MWh
Emissions
250g/kWh
Demand
32.6GW
Generation
30.5GW
Transfers
2.1GW
Generation
30.5GW
93.4%

Generation by type

Fossil fuels14.9345.7
Renewables8.0224.6
Other sources7.5823.2

Generation by source

Coal4.0112.3
Gas10.9233.4
Solar1.233.8
Wind6.4019.6
Hydro0.401.2
Nuclear5.9818.3
Biomass1.604.9

Interconnectors

Belgium0.220.7
Denmark0.070.2
France1.324.0
Ireland−0.25−0.8
Netherlands0.541.7
Norway0.280.9

Storage

Pumped−0.03−0.1

Price per MWh

£500
£450
£400
£350
£300
£250
£200
£150
£100
£50
£0
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

45GW
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

25GW
20GW
15GW
10GW
5GW
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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