National Grid: Live

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

Time
3:15pm
Price
−£20.84/MWh
Emissions
39g/kWh
Demand
26.2GW
Generation
27.5GW
Transfers
1.3GW

Generation

Generation
27.5GW
104.9%
Note: percentages are relative to demand, so will exceed 100% if power is being exported

9.9% fossil fuels

Coal 0.000.0
Gas 2.609.9

72.6% renewables

Solar 6.6225.3
Wind 12.0646.0
Hydroelectric 0.351.3

22.4% other sources

Nuclear 4.8118.4
Biomass 1.064.0

−0.2% interconnectors

Belgium 0.240.9
Denmark −0.32−1.2
France 0.170.6
Ireland −0.64−2.4
Netherlands −0.45−1.7
Norway 0.953.6

−4.7% storage

Pumped storage −1.24−4.7
Battery storage ——
Time
Past day
Price
£45.26/MWh
Emissions
96g/kWh
Demand
26.3GW
Generation
22.2GW
Transfers
4.1GW
Generation
22.2GW
84.5%

Generation by type

Fossil fuels5.520.9
Renewables10.138.5
Other sources6.625.1

Generation by source

Coal0.100.4
Gas5.3820.5
Solar2.278.7
Wind7.3728.1
Hydroelectric0.461.7
Nuclear4.8118.3
Biomass1.786.8

Interconnectors

Belgium0.793.0
Denmark1.003.8
France1.636.2
Ireland−0.26−1.0
Netherlands0.080.3
Norway1.325.0

Storage

Pumped storage−0.49−1.9

Price per MWh

£200
£150
£100
£50
£0
−£50
6:00pm
12:00am
6:00am
12:00pm

Emissions per kWh

600g
500g
400g
300g
200g
100g
0g
6:00pm
12:00am
6:00am
12:00pm

Demand

40GW
35GW
30GW
25GW
20GW
15GW
10GW
5GW
0GW
−5GW
6:00pm
12:00am
6:00am
12:00pm

Generation

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

Transfers

4GW
3GW
2GW
1GW
0GW
−1GW
−2GW
6:00pm
12:00am
6:00am
12:00pm
Time
Past week
Price
£73.83/MWh
Emissions
102g/kWh
Demand
27.7GW
Generation
24.3GW
Transfers
3.4GW
Generation
24.3GW
87.6%

Generation by type

Fossil fuels6.222.3
Renewables10.939.4
Other sources7.226.0

Generation by source

Coal0.050.2
Gas6.1222.1
Solar1.736.2
Wind8.7431.5
Hydroelectric0.451.6
Nuclear4.8617.5
Biomass2.348.4

Interconnectors

Belgium0.562.0
Denmark0.250.9
France2.047.4
Ireland−0.68−2.5
Netherlands−0.05−0.2
Norway1.334.8

Storage

Pumped storage−0.02−0.1

Price per MWh

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

Emissions per kWh

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

Demand

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

Generation

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

Transfers

4GW
3GW
2GW
1GW
0GW
−1GW
−2GW
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Time
Past year
Price
£70.28/MWh
Emissions
124g/kWh
Demand
29.8GW
Generation
26.4GW
Transfers
3.4GW
Generation
26.4GW
88.5%

Generation by type

Fossil fuels8.327.9
Renewables11.638.9
Other sources6.521.7

Generation by source

Coal0.341.2
Gas8.0026.8
Solar1.495.0
Wind9.6932.4
Hydroelectric0.441.5
Nuclear4.4514.9
Biomass2.026.8

Interconnectors

Belgium0.411.4
Denmark0.250.8
France2.217.4
Ireland−0.57−1.9
Netherlands0.140.5
Norway1.003.3

Storage

Pumped storage−0.01−0.0

Price per MWh

£200
£150
£100
£50
£0
−£50
23/10/2023
22/01/2024
22/04/2024
22/07/2024

Emissions per kWh

600g
500g
400g
300g
200g
100g
0g
23/10/2023
22/01/2024
22/04/2024
22/07/2024

Demand

40GW
35GW
30GW
25GW
20GW
15GW
10GW
5GW
0GW
−5GW
23/10/2023
22/01/2024
22/04/2024
22/07/2024

Generation

20GW
18GW
16GW
14GW
12GW
10GW
8GW
6GW
4GW
2GW
0GW
23/10/2023
22/01/2024
22/04/2024
22/07/2024

Transfers

4GW
3GW
2GW
1GW
0GW
−1GW
−2GW
23/10/2023
22/01/2024
22/04/2024
22/07/2024
Time
All time
Price
£67.29/MWh
Emissions
271g/kWh
Demand
33.1GW
Generation
31.1GW
Transfers
2.0GW
Generation
31.1GW
94.0%

Generation by type

Fossil fuels16.048.4
Renewables7.322.0
Other sources7.823.6

Generation by source

Coal4.6914.2
Gas11.2934.2
Solar1.073.3
Wind5.7817.5
Hydroelectric0.401.2
Nuclear6.3319.2
Biomass1.484.5

Interconnectors

Belgium0.210.6
Denmark0.020.1
France1.163.5
Ireland−0.16−0.5
Netherlands0.611.8
Norway0.180.5

Storage

Pumped storage−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

Emissions per kWh

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

Demand

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

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

Transfers

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

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 9:00am and 9:30am on 21st December 2023 British wind farms averaged a record 21.81GW of generation.

PowerDate first achieved
21GW10th January 2023
20GW2nd November 2022
15GW18th December 2018
10GW8th December 2016

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