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National Grid: Live

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

Time
Price
£180.39/MWh
Emissions
133g/kWh
Demand
33.7GW
Generation
32.7GW
Transfers
1.0GW
Fossil fuels9.8729.2
Gas 9.8729.2
Renewables14.7343.6
Solar 0.000.0
Wind 14.2542.2
Hydro 0.481.4
Other sources8.1124.0
Nuclear 4.9314.6
Biomass 3.189.4
Interconnectors0.712.1
Belgium −0.30−0.9
Denmark 0.892.6
France −1.13−3.3
Ireland −0.86−2.5
Netherlands 0.712.1
Norway 1.404.1
Storage0.331.0
Pumped 0.331.0
Battery ——
Generation
32.7GW
96.9%
Time
Past day
Price
£172.75/MWh
Emissions
141g/kWh
Demand
31.5GW
Generation
30.1GW
Transfers
1.4GW
Generation
30.1GW
95.5%

Generation by type

Fossil fuels10.0832.0
Renewables11.9838.0
Other sources8.0325.5

Generation by source

Coal0.000.0
Gas10.0832.0
Solar1.274.0
Wind10.1632.2
Hydro0.551.7
Nuclear4.9215.6
Biomass3.119.9

Interconnectors

Belgium−0.21−0.7
Denmark1.173.7
France−0.28−0.9
Ireland−1.31−4.1
Netherlands0.571.8
Norway1.404.4

Storage

Pumped0.090.3

Price per MWh

£250
£200
£150
£100
£50
£0
10:00am
4:00pm
10:00pm
4:00am

Emissions per kWh

200g
180g
160g
140g
120g
100g
80g
60g
40g
20g
0g
10:00am
4:00pm
10:00pm
4:00am

Demand

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

Generation

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

Transfers

2GW
1GW
0GW
−1GW
−2GW
10:00am
4:00pm
10:00pm
4:00am
Time
Past week
Price
£20.88/MWh
Emissions
17g/kWh
Demand
7.4GW
Generation
7.2GW
Transfers
0.2GW
Generation
7.2GW
97.8%

Generation by type

Fossil fuels1.3117.8
Renewables5.0168.1
Other sources0.8812.0

Generation by source

Coal0.000.0
Gas1.3117.8
Solar2.0628.0
Wind2.8839.1
Hydro0.070.9
Nuclear0.547.3
Biomass0.344.6

Interconnectors

Belgium−0.03−0.3
Denmark0.121.7
France−0.03−0.4
Ireland−0.15−2.1
Netherlands0.070.9
Norway0.152.1

Storage

Pumped0.030.3

Price per MWh

£250
£200
£150
£100
£50
£0
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday

Emissions per kWh

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

Demand

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

Generation

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

Transfers

2GW
1GW
0GW
−1GW
−2GW
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Time
Past year
Price
£0.00/MWh
Emissions
0g/kWh
Demand
4.3GW
Generation
4.3GW
Transfers
0.0GW
Generation
4.3GW
100.0%

Generation by type

Fossil fuels0.000.0
Renewables4.26100.0
Other sources0.000.0

Generation by source

Coal0.000.0
Gas0.000.0
Solar2.3254.3
Wind1.9545.7
Hydro0.000.0
Nuclear0.000.0
Biomass0.000.0

Interconnectors

Belgium0.000.0
Denmark0.000.0
France0.000.0
Ireland0.000.0
Netherlands0.000.0
Norway0.000.0

Storage

Pumped0.000.0

Price per MWh

£250
£200
£150
£100
£50
£0

Emissions per kWh

200g
180g
160g
140g
120g
100g
80g
60g
40g
20g
0g

Demand

40GW
35GW
30GW
25GW
20GW
15GW
10GW
5GW
0GW
−5GW

Generation

16GW
14GW
12GW
10GW
8GW
6GW
4GW
2GW
0GW

Transfers

2GW
1GW
0GW
−1GW
−2GW
Time
All time
Price
£10.27/MWh
Emissions
7g/kWh
Demand
5.7GW
Generation
5.7GW
Transfers
0.0GW
Generation
5.7GW
99.2%

Generation by type

Fossil fuels0.529.0
Renewables4.7281.7
Other sources0.498.5

Generation by source

Coal0.000.0
Gas0.529.0
Solar2.1937.9
Wind2.5043.3
Hydro0.030.5
Nuclear0.305.2
Biomass0.193.3

Interconnectors

Belgium−0.02−0.3
Denmark0.061.1
France−0.03−0.5
Ireland−0.08−1.3
Netherlands0.020.4
Norway0.091.5

Storage

Pumped−0.00−0.1

Price per MWh

£250
£200
£150
£100
£50
£0
2026

Emissions per kWh

200g
180g
160g
140g
120g
100g
80g
60g
40g
20g
0g
2026

Demand

40GW
35GW
30GW
25GW
20GW
15GW
10GW
5GW
0GW
−5GW
2026

Generation

16GW
14GW
12GW
10GW
8GW
6GW
4GW
2GW
0GW
2026

Transfers

2GW
1GW
0GW
−1GW
−2GW
2026

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