Live UK Energy Mix
Real-time National Grid data — generation mix, carbon intensity, and solar output, updated every 30 seconds.
As of 21:30, the UK National Grid is generating 70% of its electricity from renewables (wind, solar and hydro) and 86% from low-carbon sources overall, with 11% from fossil fuels. Carbon intensity is 46 gCO₂/kWh — Very Low.
Carbon Intensity
Very Low46
gCO₂/kWh
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Energy Generation
Low Carbon
85.9
%
Renewables
70.0
%
Fossil Fuels
11.4
%
Grid Operations
Demand
24.51
GW
Net Flow
613
MW exporting
Market & Economics
Storage
641
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
Solar Generation Today
Live solar output curve with yesterday comparison
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Interconnector Flows
Energy imports and exports across GB borders
Imports
1586 MW
Exports
2199 MW
Net Flow
-613 MW
Viking
Denmark
+1426 MW
102% capacity
Importing from Denmark
NSL
Norway
-1039 MW
74% capacity
Exporting to Norway
BritNed
Netherlands
-334 MW
33% capacity
Exporting to Netherlands
Greenlink
Ireland
-319 MW
64% capacity
Exporting to Ireland
Nemo
Belgium
-311 MW
31% capacity
Exporting to Belgium
IFA2
France
-195 MW
20% capacity
Exporting to France
IFA
France
+110 MW
6% capacity
Importing from France
ElecLink
France
+50 MW
5% capacity
Importing from France
Moyle
N. Ireland
-1 MW
0% capacity
Exporting to N. Ireland
East-West
Ireland
0 MW
0% capacity
Exporting to Ireland