A project by Kate Morley Donate

National Grid: Live

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

Time
Price
£130.08/MWh
Emissions
81g/kWh
Demand
27.6GW
Generation
31.2GW
Transfers
3.6GW
Fossil fuels4.6716.9
Gas 4.6716.9
Renewables20.2473.3
Solar 0.000.0
Wind 19.8571.8
Hydro 0.391.4
Other sources6.3022.8
Nuclear 3.3312.1
Biomass 2.9710.7
Interconnectors−3.32−12.0
Belgium −0.86−3.1
Denmark 0.000.0
France −1.87−6.8
Ireland −1.49−5.4
Netherlands 0.000.0
Norway 0.903.3
Storage−0.26−0.9
Pumped −0.26−0.9
Battery
Generation
31.2GW
113.0%
Time
Past day
Price
£145.82/MWh
Emissions
87g/kWh
Demand
29.6GW
Generation
30.1GW
Transfers
0.5GW
Generation
30.1GW
101.7%

Generation by type

Fossil fuels5.7119.3
Renewables18.4962.6
Other sources5.8619.8

Generation by source

Coal0.000.0
Gas5.7119.3
Solar2.026.8
Wind16.1454.6
Hydro0.331.1
Nuclear3.2511.0
Biomass2.618.8

Interconnectors

Belgium−0.41−1.4
Denmark−0.17−0.6
France0.541.8
Ireland−0.64−2.2
Netherlands0.000.0
Norway0.250.8

Storage

Pumped−0.08−0.3

Price per MWh

£200
£180
£160
£140
£120
£100
£80
£60
£40
£20
£0
1:30am
7:30am
1:30pm
7:30pm

Emissions per kWh

600g
500g
400g
300g
200g
100g
0g
1:30am
7:30am
1:30pm
7:30pm

Demand

40GW
35GW
30GW
25GW
20GW
15GW
10GW
5GW
0GW
−5GW
−10GW
1:30am
7:30am
1:30pm
7:30pm

Generation

20GW
18GW
16GW
14GW
12GW
10GW
8GW
6GW
4GW
2GW
0GW
1:30am
7:30am
1:30pm
7:30pm

Transfers

4GW
3GW
2GW
1GW
0GW
−1GW
−2GW
−3GW
−4GW
1:30am
7:30am
1:30pm
7:30pm
Time
Past week
Price
£110.76/MWh
Emissions
88g/kWh
Demand
28.2GW
Generation
27.6GW
Transfers
0.6GW
Generation
27.6GW
97.8%

Generation by type

Fossil fuels4.8417.2
Renewables15.5155.0
Other sources7.2225.6

Generation by source

Coal0.000.0
Gas4.8417.2
Solar2.699.5
Wind12.6044.7
Hydro0.220.8
Nuclear4.4615.8
Biomass2.769.8

Interconnectors

Belgium−0.16−0.6
Denmark0.582.1
France0.963.4
Ireland−0.93−3.3
Netherlands0.040.1
Norway0.230.8

Storage

Pumped−0.10−0.4

Price per MWh

£200
£180
£160
£140
£120
£100
£80
£60
£40
£20
£0
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday

Emissions per kWh

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

Demand

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

Generation

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

Transfers

4GW
3GW
2GW
1GW
0GW
−1GW
−2GW
−3GW
−4GW
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Time
Past year
Price
£90.98/MWh
Emissions
124g/kWh
Demand
30.9GW
Generation
27.8GW
Transfers
3.1GW
Generation
27.8GW
90.1%

Generation by type

Fossil fuels8.3327.0
Renewables13.5243.7
Other sources5.9819.4

Generation by source

Coal0.000.0
Gas8.3327.0
Solar2.307.4
Wind10.7934.9
Hydro0.421.4
Nuclear3.7012.0
Biomass2.287.4

Interconnectors

Belgium0.250.8
Denmark0.301.0
France2.588.3
Ireland−0.82−2.6
Netherlands0.130.4
Norway0.702.3

Storage

Pumped−0.06−0.2

Price per MWh

£200
£180
£160
£140
£120
£100
£80
£60
£40
£20
£0
20/10/2025
19/01/2026
20/04/2026
20/07/2026

Emissions per kWh

600g
500g
400g
300g
200g
100g
0g
20/10/2025
19/01/2026
20/04/2026
20/07/2026

Demand

40GW
35GW
30GW
25GW
20GW
15GW
10GW
5GW
0GW
−5GW
−10GW
20/10/2025
19/01/2026
20/04/2026
20/07/2026

Generation

20GW
18GW
16GW
14GW
12GW
10GW
8GW
6GW
4GW
2GW
0GW
20/10/2025
19/01/2026
20/04/2026
20/07/2026

Transfers

4GW
3GW
2GW
1GW
0GW
−1GW
−2GW
−3GW
−4GW
20/10/2025
19/01/2026
20/04/2026
20/07/2026
Time
All time
Price
£70.02/MWh
Emissions
251g/kWh
Demand
32.8GW
Generation
30.6GW
Transfers
2.2GW
Generation
30.6GW
93.4%

Generation by type

Fossil fuels15.0145.9
Renewables7.9724.4
Other sources7.5823.2

Generation by source

Coal4.0612.4
Gas10.9533.5
Solar1.223.7
Wind6.3519.4
Hydro0.401.2
Nuclear6.0018.3
Biomass1.584.8

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
£180
£160
£140
£120
£100
£80
£60
£40
£20
£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

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

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