Live UK Energy Mix

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

As of 00:05, the UK National Grid is generating 30% of its electricity from renewables (wind, solar and hydro) and 51% from low-carbon sources overall, with 35% from fossil fuels. Carbon intensity is 148 gCO₂/kWh — Low.

Carbon Intensity

Low

148

gCO₂/kWh

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Energy Generation

Low Carbon

Moderate

50.6

%

Renewables

Moderate

30.4

%

Fossil Fuels

Moderate

34.7

%

Grid Operations

Demand

28.63

GW

Net Flow

3201

MW importing

Market & Economics

Storage

342

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

Gas
34.7%
Wind
29.1%
Nuclear
20.2%
Biomass
12.4%
Other
2.3%
Hydro
1.3%

Solar Generation Today

Live solar output curve with yesterday comparison

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Interconnector Flows

Energy imports and exports across GB borders

Imports

4171 MW

Exports

970 MW

Net Flow

+3201 MW

GB
France749MW
→
Ireland207MW
←
France485MW
→
Ireland514MW
←
France814MW
→
N. Ireland249MW
←
Netherlands0MW
←
Belgium185MW
→
Norway1400MW
→
Denmark538MW
→

NSL

Norway

+1400 MW

100% capacity

Importing from Norway

IFA2

France

+814 MW

81% capacity

Importing from France

ElecLink

France

+749 MW

75% capacity

Importing from France

Viking

Denmark

+538 MW

38% capacity

Importing from Denmark

Greenlink

Ireland

-514 MW

103% capacity

Exporting to Ireland

IFA

France

+485 MW

24% capacity

Importing from France

Moyle

N. Ireland

-249 MW

50% capacity

Exporting to N. Ireland

East-West

Ireland

-207 MW

41% capacity

Exporting to Ireland

Nemo

Belgium

+185 MW

19% capacity

Importing from Belgium

BritNed

Netherlands

0 MW

0% capacity

Exporting to Netherlands