Live UK Energy Mix

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

As of 21:35, the UK National Grid is generating 53% of its electricity from renewables (wind, solar and hydro) and 67% from low-carbon sources overall, with 22% from fossil fuels. Carbon intensity is 96 gCO₂/kWh — Very Low.

Carbon Intensity

Very Low

96

gCO₂/kWh

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Energy Generation

Low Carbon

Moderate

67.2

%

Renewables

High

52.7

%

Fossil Fuels

Low

22.1

%

Grid Operations

Demand

25.71

GW

Net Flow

2065

MW exporting

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
50.7%
Gas
22.1%
Nuclear
14.4%
Biomass
8.9%
Hydro
2.0%
Other
1.8%

Solar Generation Today

Live solar output curve with yesterday comparison

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Interconnector Flows

Energy imports and exports across GB borders

Imports

1651 MW

Exports

3716 MW

Net Flow

-2065 MW

GB
France0MW
←
Ireland0MW
←
France615MW
←
Ireland251MW
→
France1027MW
←
N. Ireland0MW
←
Netherlands201MW
←
Belgium459MW
←
Norway1400MW
→
Denmark1414MW
←

Viking

Denmark

-1414 MW

101% capacity

Exporting to Denmark

NSL

Norway

+1400 MW

100% capacity

Importing from Norway

IFA2

France

-1027 MW

103% capacity

Exporting to France

IFA

France

-615 MW

31% capacity

Exporting to France

Nemo

Belgium

-459 MW

46% capacity

Exporting to Belgium

Greenlink

Ireland

+251 MW

50% capacity

Importing from Ireland

BritNed

Netherlands

-201 MW

20% capacity

Exporting to Netherlands

ElecLink

France

0 MW

0% capacity

Exporting to France

East-West

Ireland

0 MW

0% capacity

Exporting to Ireland

Moyle

N. Ireland

0 MW

0% capacity

Exporting to N. Ireland