Live UK Energy Mix

Real-time National Grid data — generation mix, carbon intensity, and solar output, updated every 30 seconds.

As of 05:35, the UK National Grid is generating 34% of its electricity from renewables (wind, solar and hydro) and 52% from low-carbon sources overall, with 34% from fossil fuels. Carbon intensity is 145 gCO₂/kWh — Low.

Carbon Intensity

Low

145

gCO₂/kWh

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Energy Generation

Low Carbon

Moderate

52.3

%

Renewables

Moderate

34.2

%

Fossil Fuels

Moderate

34.4

%

Grid Operations

Demand

24.15

GW

Net Flow

4212

MW exporting

Market & Economics

Storage

357

MW discharging

Energy Mix

Current generation sources

Energy Mix (with Solar)

Includes distributed solar generation

Solar data unavailable

Source Breakdown

Detailed view of all sources

Gas
34.4%
Wind
33.0%
Nuclear
18.1%
Biomass
11.6%
Other
1.7%
Hydro
1.3%

Solar Generation Today

Live solar output curve with yesterday comparison

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Interconnector Flows

Energy imports and exports across GB borders

Imports

1400 MW

Exports

5612 MW

Net Flow

-4212 MW

GB
France1025MW
←
Ireland0MW
←
France517MW
←
Ireland514MW
←
France1027MW
←
N. Ireland57MW
←
Netherlands0MW
←
Belgium1022MW
←
Norway1400MW
→
Denmark1450MW
←

Viking

Denmark

-1450 MW

104% capacity

Exporting to Denmark

NSL

Norway

+1400 MW

100% capacity

Importing from Norway

IFA2

France

-1027 MW

103% capacity

Exporting to France

ElecLink

France

-1025 MW

102% capacity

Exporting to France

Nemo

Belgium

-1022 MW

102% capacity

Exporting to Belgium

IFA

France

-517 MW

26% capacity

Exporting to France

Greenlink

Ireland

-514 MW

103% capacity

Exporting to Ireland

Moyle

N. Ireland

-57 MW

11% capacity

Exporting to N. Ireland

East-West

Ireland

0 MW

0% capacity

Exporting to Ireland

BritNed

Netherlands

0 MW

0% capacity

Exporting to Netherlands