Live UK Energy Mix

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

As of 21:25, the UK National Grid is generating 47% of its electricity from renewables (wind, solar and hydro) and 67% from low-carbon sources overall, with 17% from fossil fuels. Carbon intensity is 86 gCO₂/kWh — Very Low.

Carbon Intensity

Very Low

86

gCO₂/kWh

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Energy Generation

Low Carbon

Moderate

66.6

%

Renewables

Moderate

47.3

%

Fossil Fuels

Low

17.5

%

Grid Operations

Demand

27.00

GW

Net Flow

2471

MW importing

Market & Economics

Storage

703

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
44.4%
Nuclear
19.3%
Gas
17.5%
Biomass
12.8%
Other
3.2%
Hydro
2.9%

Solar Generation Today

Live solar output curve with yesterday comparison

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Interconnector Flows

Energy imports and exports across GB borders

Imports

3982 MW

Exports

1511 MW

Net Flow

+2471 MW

GB
France0MW
←
Ireland531MW
←
France180MW
→
Ireland514MW
←
France16MW
←
N. Ireland450MW
←
Netherlands637MW
→
Belgium412MW
→
Norway1400MW
→
Denmark1353MW
→

NSL

Norway

+1400 MW

100% capacity

Importing from Norway

Viking

Denmark

+1353 MW

97% capacity

Importing from Denmark

BritNed

Netherlands

+637 MW

64% capacity

Importing from Netherlands

East-West

Ireland

-531 MW

106% capacity

Exporting to Ireland

Greenlink

Ireland

-514 MW

103% capacity

Exporting to Ireland

Moyle

N. Ireland

-450 MW

90% capacity

Exporting to N. Ireland

Nemo

Belgium

+412 MW

41% capacity

Importing from Belgium

IFA

France

+180 MW

9% capacity

Importing from France

IFA2

France

-16 MW

2% capacity

Exporting to France

ElecLink

France

0 MW

0% capacity

Exporting to France