Live UK Energy Mix

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

As of 05:05, the UK National Grid is generating 36% of its electricity from renewables (wind, solar and hydro) and 60% from low-carbon sources overall, with 28% from fossil fuels. Carbon intensity is 118 gCO₂/kWh — Low.

Carbon Intensity

Low

118

gCO₂/kWh

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Energy Generation

Low Carbon

Moderate

60.0

%

Renewables

Moderate

36.2

%

Fossil Fuels

Low

27.6

%

Grid Operations

Demand

26.66

GW

Net Flow

5127

MW importing

Market & Economics

Storage

185

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
35.3%
Gas
27.6%
Nuclear
23.8%
Biomass
11.3%
Other
1.1%
Hydro
0.9%

Solar Generation Today

Live solar output curve with yesterday comparison

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Interconnector Flows

Energy imports and exports across GB borders

Imports

5545 MW

Exports

418 MW

Net Flow

+5127 MW

GB
France441MW
→
Ireland0MW
←
France989MW
→
Ireland403MW
←
France763MW
→
N. Ireland15MW
←
Netherlands370MW
→
Belgium158MW
→
Norway1400MW
→
Denmark1424MW
→

Viking

Denmark

+1424 MW

102% capacity

Importing from Denmark

NSL

Norway

+1400 MW

100% capacity

Importing from Norway

IFA

France

+989 MW

49% capacity

Importing from France

IFA2

France

+763 MW

76% capacity

Importing from France

ElecLink

France

+441 MW

44% capacity

Importing from France

Greenlink

Ireland

-403 MW

81% capacity

Exporting to Ireland

BritNed

Netherlands

+370 MW

37% capacity

Importing from Netherlands

Nemo

Belgium

+158 MW

16% capacity

Importing from Belgium

Moyle

N. Ireland

-15 MW

3% capacity

Exporting to N. Ireland

East-West

Ireland

0 MW

0% capacity

Exporting to Ireland