Live UK Energy Mix

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

As of 23:50, the UK National Grid is generating 48% of its electricity from renewables (wind, solar and hydro) and 71% from low-carbon sources overall, with 21% from fossil fuels. Carbon intensity is 89 gCO₂/kWh — Very Low.

Carbon Intensity

Very Low

89

gCO₂/kWh

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Energy Generation

Low Carbon

High

70.8

%

Renewables

Moderate

47.9

%

Fossil Fuels

Low

21.2

%

Grid Operations

Demand

26.85

GW

Net Flow

4476

MW importing

Market & Economics

Storage

195

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

Wind
47.0%
Nuclear
23.0%
Gas
21.2%
Biomass
6.6%
Other
1.4%
Hydro
0.9%

Solar Generation Today

Live solar output curve with yesterday comparison

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Interconnector Flows

Energy imports and exports across GB borders

Imports

5497 MW

Exports

1021 MW

Net Flow

+4476 MW

GB
France614MW
→
Ireland258MW
←
France401MW
→
Ireland514MW
←
France605MW
→
N. Ireland249MW
←
Netherlands554MW
→
Belgium525MW
→
Norway1400MW
→
Denmark1398MW
→

NSL

Norway

+1400 MW

100% capacity

Importing from Norway

Viking

Denmark

+1398 MW

100% capacity

Importing from Denmark

ElecLink

France

+614 MW

61% capacity

Importing from France

IFA2

France

+605 MW

61% capacity

Importing from France

BritNed

Netherlands

+554 MW

55% capacity

Importing from Netherlands

Nemo

Belgium

+525 MW

53% capacity

Importing from Belgium

Greenlink

Ireland

-514 MW

103% capacity

Exporting to Ireland

IFA

France

+401 MW

20% capacity

Importing from France

East-West

Ireland

-258 MW

52% capacity

Exporting to Ireland

Moyle

N. Ireland

-249 MW

50% capacity

Exporting to N. Ireland