A project by Kate Morley Donate

National Grid: Live

The National Grid is the electric power transmission network for Great Britain

Time
Price
£125.82/MWh
Emissions
89g/kWh
Demand
23.0GW
Generation
22.7GW
Transfers
0.3GW
Fossil fuels4.1618.1
Gas 4.1618.1
Renewables12.0252.3
Solar 0.000.0
Wind 11.7951.3
Hydro 0.231.0
Other sources6.5228.4
Nuclear 3.9517.2
Biomass 2.5711.2
Interconnectors0.070.3
Belgium −0.61−2.7
Denmark −0.77−3.3
France 1.084.7
Ireland −0.16−0.7
Netherlands −0.42−1.8
Norway 0.954.1
Storage0.221.0
Pumped 0.221.0
Battery
Generation
22.7GW
98.7%
Time
Past day
Price
£120.82/MWh
Emissions
121g/kWh
Demand
28.9GW
Generation
26.7GW
Transfers
2.2GW
Generation
26.7GW
92.4%

Generation by type

Fossil fuels7.4225.7
Renewables12.7244.0
Other sources6.6122.8

Generation by source

Coal0.000.0
Gas7.4225.7
Solar3.2311.2
Wind9.3232.2
Hydro0.170.6
Nuclear3.8813.4
Biomass2.739.4

Interconnectors

Belgium−0.09−0.3
Denmark0.090.3
France1.585.5
Ireland−0.61−2.1
Netherlands−0.15−0.5
Norway1.314.5

Storage

Pumped0.060.2

Price per MWh

£200
£180
£160
£140
£120
£100
£80
£60
£40
£20
£0
5:30am
11:30am
5:30pm
11:30pm

Emissions per kWh

600g
500g
400g
300g
200g
100g
0g
5:30am
11:30am
5:30pm
11:30pm

Demand

40GW
35GW
30GW
25GW
20GW
15GW
10GW
5GW
0GW
−5GW
5:30am
11:30am
5:30pm
11:30pm

Generation

18GW
16GW
14GW
12GW
10GW
8GW
6GW
4GW
2GW
0GW
5:30am
11:30am
5:30pm
11:30pm

Transfers

4GW
3GW
2GW
1GW
0GW
−1GW
−2GW
5:30am
11:30am
5:30pm
11:30pm
Time
Past week
Price
£125.62/MWh
Emissions
133g/kWh
Demand
27.3GW
Generation
23.4GW
Transfers
3.9GW
Generation
23.4GW
85.7%

Generation by type

Fossil fuels7.3426.9
Renewables10.1437.2
Other sources5.8921.6

Generation by source

Coal0.000.0
Gas7.3426.9
Solar4.1015.0
Wind5.8321.4
Hydro0.210.8
Nuclear3.4412.6
Biomass2.459.0

Interconnectors

Belgium0.210.8
Denmark0.491.8
France2.629.6
Ireland−1.04−3.8
Netherlands0.281.0
Norway1.344.9

Storage

Pumped0.010.0

Price per MWh

£200
£180
£160
£140
£120
£100
£80
£60
£40
£20
£0
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday

Emissions per kWh

600g
500g
400g
300g
200g
100g
0g
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday

Demand

40GW
35GW
30GW
25GW
20GW
15GW
10GW
5GW
0GW
−5GW
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday

Generation

18GW
16GW
14GW
12GW
10GW
8GW
6GW
4GW
2GW
0GW
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday

Transfers

4GW
3GW
2GW
1GW
0GW
−1GW
−2GW
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Time
Past year
Price
£85.60/MWh
Emissions
124g/kWh
Demand
30.8GW
Generation
27.7GW
Transfers
3.1GW
Generation
27.7GW
89.9%

Generation by type

Fossil fuels8.3927.2
Renewables13.4943.7
Other sources5.8519.0

Generation by source

Coal0.000.0
Gas8.3927.2
Solar2.247.3
Wind10.8335.1
Hydro0.421.4
Nuclear3.6011.7
Biomass2.257.3

Interconnectors

Belgium0.250.8
Denmark0.240.8
France2.708.8
Ireland−0.80−2.6
Netherlands0.100.3
Norway0.702.3

Storage

Pumped−0.05−0.2

Price per MWh

£200
£180
£160
£140
£120
£100
£80
£60
£40
£20
£0
15/09/2025
15/12/2025
16/03/2026
15/06/2026

Emissions per kWh

600g
500g
400g
300g
200g
100g
0g
15/09/2025
15/12/2025
16/03/2026
15/06/2026

Demand

40GW
35GW
30GW
25GW
20GW
15GW
10GW
5GW
0GW
−5GW
15/09/2025
15/12/2025
16/03/2026
15/06/2026

Generation

18GW
16GW
14GW
12GW
10GW
8GW
6GW
4GW
2GW
0GW
15/09/2025
15/12/2025
16/03/2026
15/06/2026

Transfers

4GW
3GW
2GW
1GW
0GW
−1GW
−2GW
15/09/2025
15/12/2025
16/03/2026
15/06/2026
Time
All time
Price
£69.65/MWh
Emissions
252g/kWh
Demand
32.7GW
Generation
30.6GW
Transfers
2.1GW
Generation
30.6GW
93.4%

Generation by type

Fossil fuels15.0646.0
Renewables7.9424.3
Other sources7.5923.2

Generation by source

Coal4.0812.5
Gas10.9833.5
Solar1.203.7
Wind6.3419.4
Hydro0.401.2
Nuclear6.0118.4
Biomass1.584.8

Interconnectors

Belgium0.220.7
Denmark0.060.2
France1.324.0
Ireland−0.24−0.7
Netherlands0.551.7
Norway0.270.8

Storage

Pumped−0.03−0.1

Price per MWh

£200
£180
£160
£140
£120
£100
£80
£60
£40
£20
£0
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026

Emissions per kWh

600g
500g
400g
300g
200g
100g
0g
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026

Demand

40GW
35GW
30GW
25GW
20GW
15GW
10GW
5GW
0GW
−5GW
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026

Generation

18GW
16GW
14GW
12GW
10GW
8GW
6GW
4GW
2GW
0GW
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026

Transfers

4GW
3GW
2GW
1GW
0GW
−1GW
−2GW
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026

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