A project by Kate Morley Donate

National Grid: Live

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

Time
Price
£105.56/MWh
Emissions
57g/kWh
Demand
32.8GW
Generation
36.3GW
Transfers
3.5GW
Fossil fuels4.3713.3
Gas 4.3713.3
Renewables26.2680.1
Solar 6.1618.8
Wind 19.5259.5
Hydro 0.581.8
Other sources5.6917.4
Nuclear 4.0512.4
Biomass 1.645.0
Interconnectors−2.57−7.8
Belgium −0.57−1.7
Denmark −0.11−0.3
France −1.38−4.2
Ireland 0.150.5
Netherlands −0.63−1.9
Norway −0.03−0.1
Storage−0.97−3.0
Pumped −0.97−3.0
Battery ——
Generation
36.3GW
110.8%
Time
Past day
Price
£131.11/MWh
Emissions
94g/kWh
Demand
31.2GW
Generation
32.9GW
Transfers
1.7GW
Generation
32.9GW
105.3%

Generation by type

Fossil fuels6.9522.2
Renewables19.2961.7
Other sources6.6821.4

Generation by source

Coal0.000.0
Gas6.9522.2
Solar1.003.2
Wind17.7456.7
Hydro0.541.7
Nuclear3.9812.7
Biomass2.698.6

Interconnectors

Belgium−0.44−1.4
Denmark−0.47−1.5
France−0.53−1.7
Ireland−0.37−1.2
Netherlands−0.46−1.5
Norway0.652.1

Storage

Pumped−0.05−0.1

Price per MWh

£200
£180
£160
£140
£120
£100
£80
£60
£40
£20
£0
2:30pm
8:30pm
2:30am
8:30am

Emissions per kWh

600g
500g
400g
300g
200g
100g
0g
2:30pm
8:30pm
2:30am
8:30am

Demand

40GW
35GW
30GW
25GW
20GW
15GW
10GW
5GW
0GW
−5GW
−10GW
2:30pm
8:30pm
2:30am
8:30am

Generation

25GW
20GW
15GW
10GW
5GW
0GW
2:30pm
8:30pm
2:30am
8:30am

Transfers

4GW
3GW
2GW
1GW
0GW
−1GW
−2GW
−3GW
2:30pm
8:30pm
2:30am
8:30am
Time
Past week
Price
£134.36/MWh
Emissions
109g/kWh
Demand
29.5GW
Generation
28.0GW
Transfers
1.5GW
Generation
28.0GW
94.9%

Generation by type

Fossil fuels6.7823.0
Renewables14.9950.8
Other sources6.2521.2

Generation by source

Coal0.000.0
Gas6.7823.0
Solar1.826.2
Wind12.5842.6
Hydro0.602.0
Nuclear4.0013.6
Biomass2.257.6

Interconnectors

Belgium−0.01−0.0
Denmark0.291.0
France1.324.5
Ireland−0.76−2.6
Netherlands0.010.0
Norway0.682.3

Storage

Pumped−0.02−0.1

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

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

Transfers

4GW
3GW
2GW
1GW
0GW
−1GW
−2GW
−3GW
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Time
Past year
Price
£97.36/MWh
Emissions
122g/kWh
Demand
30.8GW
Generation
27.9GW
Transfers
2.9GW
Generation
27.9GW
90.5%

Generation by type

Fossil fuels8.2326.7
Renewables13.6044.0
Other sources6.1119.8

Generation by source

Coal0.000.0
Gas8.2326.7
Solar2.357.6
Wind10.8235.0
Hydro0.431.4
Nuclear3.7912.3
Biomass2.327.5

Interconnectors

Belgium0.230.7
Denmark0.311.0
France2.457.9
Ireland−0.82−2.7
Netherlands0.140.5
Norway0.682.2

Storage

Pumped−0.06−0.2

Price per MWh

£200
£180
£160
£140
£120
£100
£80
£60
£40
£20
£0
24/11/2025
23/02/2026
25/05/2026
24/08/2026

Emissions per kWh

600g
500g
400g
300g
200g
100g
0g
24/11/2025
23/02/2026
25/05/2026
24/08/2026

Demand

40GW
35GW
30GW
25GW
20GW
15GW
10GW
5GW
0GW
−5GW
−10GW
24/11/2025
23/02/2026
25/05/2026
24/08/2026

Generation

25GW
20GW
15GW
10GW
5GW
0GW
24/11/2025
23/02/2026
25/05/2026
24/08/2026

Transfers

4GW
3GW
2GW
1GW
0GW
−1GW
−2GW
−3GW
24/11/2025
23/02/2026
25/05/2026
24/08/2026
Time
All time
Price
£70.44/MWh
Emissions
251g/kWh
Demand
32.6GW
Generation
30.5GW
Transfers
2.1GW
Generation
30.5GW
93.4%

Generation by type

Fossil fuels14.9645.8
Renewables8.0124.5
Other sources7.5823.2

Generation by source

Coal4.0312.3
Gas10.9333.4
Solar1.223.7
Wind6.3819.5
Hydro0.401.2
Nuclear5.9918.3
Biomass1.594.9

Interconnectors

Belgium0.220.7
Denmark0.070.2
France1.324.0
Ireland−0.24−0.7
Netherlands0.541.7
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

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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