Live UK Energy Mix

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

As of 23:05, the UK National Grid is generating 59% of its electricity from renewables (wind, solar and hydro) and 75% from low-carbon sources overall, with 17% from fossil fuels. Carbon intensity is 73 gCO₂/kWh — Very Low.

Carbon Intensity

Very Low

73

gCO₂/kWh

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Energy Generation

Low Carbon

High

75.4

%

Renewables

High

58.8

%

Fossil Fuels

Low

16.8

%

Grid Operations

Demand

22.27

GW

Net Flow

3667

MW exporting

Market & Economics

Storage

844

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
55.6%
Gas
16.8%
Nuclear
16.5%
Biomass
5.8%
Hydro
3.3%
Other
2.0%

Solar Generation Today

Live solar output curve with yesterday comparison

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Interconnector Flows

Energy imports and exports across GB borders

Imports

496 MW

Exports

4163 MW

Net Flow

-3667 MW

GB
France0MW
←
Ireland0MW
←
France663MW
←
Ireland497MW
←
France1027MW
←
N. Ireland277MW
←
Netherlands559MW
←
Belgium715MW
←
Norway496MW
→
Denmark425MW
←

IFA2

France

-1027 MW

103% capacity

Exporting to France

Nemo

Belgium

-715 MW

72% capacity

Exporting to Belgium

IFA

France

-663 MW

33% capacity

Exporting to France

BritNed

Netherlands

-559 MW

56% capacity

Exporting to Netherlands

Greenlink

Ireland

-497 MW

99% capacity

Exporting to Ireland

NSL

Norway

+496 MW

35% capacity

Importing from Norway

Viking

Denmark

-425 MW

30% capacity

Exporting to Denmark

Moyle

N. Ireland

-277 MW

55% capacity

Exporting to N. Ireland

ElecLink

France

0 MW

0% capacity

Exporting to France

East-West

Ireland

0 MW

0% capacity

Exporting to Ireland