Live UK Energy Mix

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

As of 07:30, the UK National Grid is generating 50% of its electricity from renewables (wind, solar and hydro) and 66% from low-carbon sources overall, with 21% from fossil fuels. Carbon intensity is 98 gCO₂/kWh — Very Low.

Carbon Intensity

Very Low

98

gCO₂/kWh

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Energy Generation

Low Carbon

Moderate

66.1

%

Renewables

Moderate

49.6

%

Fossil Fuels

Low

21.4

%

Grid Operations

Demand

28.54

GW

Net Flow

2097

MW exporting

Market & Economics

Storage

618

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
47.5%
Gas
21.4%
Nuclear
16.6%
Biomass
7.7%
Other
4.8%
Hydro
2.0%

Solar Generation Today

Live solar output curve with yesterday comparison

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Interconnector Flows

Energy imports and exports across GB borders

Imports

1653 MW

Exports

3750 MW

Net Flow

-2097 MW

GB
France1022MW
←
Ireland0MW
←
France515MW
←
Ireland10MW
←
France1027MW
←
N. Ireland15MW
←
Netherlands713MW
←
Belgium448MW
←
Norway444MW
→
Denmark1209MW
→

Viking

Denmark

+1209 MW

86% capacity

Importing from Denmark

IFA2

France

-1027 MW

103% capacity

Exporting to France

ElecLink

France

-1022 MW

102% capacity

Exporting to France

BritNed

Netherlands

-713 MW

71% capacity

Exporting to Netherlands

IFA

France

-515 MW

26% capacity

Exporting to France

Nemo

Belgium

-448 MW

45% capacity

Exporting to Belgium

NSL

Norway

+444 MW

32% capacity

Importing from Norway

Moyle

N. Ireland

-15 MW

3% capacity

Exporting to N. Ireland

Greenlink

Ireland

-10 MW

2% capacity

Exporting to Ireland

East-West

Ireland

0 MW

0% capacity

Exporting to Ireland