Live UK Energy Mix

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

As of 21:15, the UK National Grid is generating 40% of its electricity from renewables (wind, solar and hydro) and 58% from low-carbon sources overall, with 26% from fossil fuels. Carbon intensity is 119 gCO₂/kWh — Low.

Carbon Intensity

Low

119

gCO₂/kWh

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Energy Generation

Low Carbon

Moderate

58.4

%

Renewables

Moderate

39.8

%

Fossil Fuels

Low

26.3

%

Grid Operations

Demand

28.31

GW

Net Flow

1803

MW importing

Market & Economics

Storage

544

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
37.7%
Gas
26.3%
Nuclear
18.6%
Biomass
11.7%
Other
3.6%
Hydro
2.1%

Solar Generation Today

Live solar output curve with yesterday comparison

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Interconnector Flows

Energy imports and exports across GB borders

Imports

3763 MW

Exports

1960 MW

Net Flow

+1803 MW

GB
France0MW
←
Ireland9MW
←
France409MW
←
Ireland514MW
←
France391MW
←
N. Ireland330MW
←
Netherlands938MW
→
Belgium307MW
←
Norway1400MW
→
Denmark1425MW
→

Viking

Denmark

+1425 MW

102% capacity

Importing from Denmark

NSL

Norway

+1400 MW

100% capacity

Importing from Norway

BritNed

Netherlands

+938 MW

94% capacity

Importing from Netherlands

Greenlink

Ireland

-514 MW

103% capacity

Exporting to Ireland

IFA

France

-409 MW

20% capacity

Exporting to France

IFA2

France

-391 MW

39% capacity

Exporting to France

Moyle

N. Ireland

-330 MW

66% capacity

Exporting to N. Ireland

Nemo

Belgium

-307 MW

31% capacity

Exporting to Belgium

East-West

Ireland

-9 MW

2% capacity

Exporting to Ireland

ElecLink

France

0 MW

0% capacity

Exporting to France