Live UK Energy Mix

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

As of 07:25, the UK National Grid is generating 63% of its electricity from renewables (wind, solar and hydro) and 85% from low-carbon sources overall, with 8% from fossil fuels. Carbon intensity is 42 gCO₂/kWh — Very Low.

Carbon Intensity

Very Low

42

gCO₂/kWh

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Energy Generation

Low Carbon

High

84.7

%

Renewables

High

63.1

%

Fossil Fuels

Low

8.4

%

Grid Operations

Demand

29.13

GW

Net Flow

5917

MW importing

Market & Economics

Storage

1579

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
56.3%
Nuclear
21.6%
Gas
8.4%
Hydro
6.8%
Other
3.9%
Biomass
3.0%

Solar Generation Today

Live solar output curve with yesterday comparison

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Interconnector Flows

Energy imports and exports across GB borders

Imports

5921 MW

Exports

4 MW

Net Flow

+5917 MW

GB
France933MW
→
Ireland50MW
→
France968MW
→
Ireland71MW
→
France870MW
→
N. Ireland129MW
→
Netherlands914MW
→
Belgium586MW
→
Norway4MW
←
Denmark1400MW
→

Viking

Denmark

+1400 MW

100% capacity

Importing from Denmark

IFA

France

+968 MW

48% capacity

Importing from France

ElecLink

France

+933 MW

93% capacity

Importing from France

BritNed

Netherlands

+914 MW

91% capacity

Importing from Netherlands

IFA2

France

+870 MW

87% capacity

Importing from France

Nemo

Belgium

+586 MW

59% capacity

Importing from Belgium

Moyle

N. Ireland

+129 MW

26% capacity

Importing from N. Ireland

Greenlink

Ireland

+71 MW

14% capacity

Importing from Ireland

East-West

Ireland

+50 MW

10% capacity

Importing from Ireland

NSL

Norway

-4 MW

0% capacity

Exporting to Norway