Live UK Energy Mix

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

As of 09:00, the UK National Grid is generating 49% of its electricity from renewables (wind, solar and hydro) and 67% from low-carbon sources overall, with 23% from fossil fuels. Carbon intensity is 99 gCO₂/kWh — Very Low.

Carbon Intensity

Very Low

99

gCO₂/kWh

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Energy Generation

Low Carbon

Moderate

66.6

%

Renewables

Moderate

49.4

%

Fossil Fuels

Low

22.7

%

Grid Operations

Demand

29.76

GW

Net Flow

205

MW importing

Market & Economics

Storage

512

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
47.7%
Gas
22.7%
Nuclear
17.2%
Biomass
7.8%
Other
2.9%
Hydro
1.7%

Solar Generation Today

Live solar output curve with yesterday comparison

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Interconnector Flows

Energy imports and exports across GB borders

Imports

2227 MW

Exports

2022 MW

Net Flow

+205 MW

GB
France475MW
←
Ireland0MW
←
France390MW
←
Ireland461MW
←
France266MW
←
N. Ireland24MW
←
Netherlands88MW
→
Belgium406MW
←
Norway833MW
→
Denmark1306MW
→

Viking

Denmark

+1306 MW

93% capacity

Importing from Denmark

NSL

Norway

+833 MW

60% capacity

Importing from Norway

ElecLink

France

-475 MW

48% capacity

Exporting to France

Greenlink

Ireland

-461 MW

92% capacity

Exporting to Ireland

Nemo

Belgium

-406 MW

41% capacity

Exporting to Belgium

IFA

France

-390 MW

20% capacity

Exporting to France

IFA2

France

-266 MW

27% capacity

Exporting to France

BritNed

Netherlands

+88 MW

9% capacity

Importing from Netherlands

Moyle

N. Ireland

-24 MW

5% capacity

Exporting to N. Ireland

East-West

Ireland

0 MW

0% capacity

Exporting to Ireland