Live UK Energy Mix

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

As of 21:35, the UK National Grid is generating 54% of its electricity from renewables (wind, solar and hydro) and 70% from low-carbon sources overall, with 21% from fossil fuels. Carbon intensity is 89 gCO₂/kWh — Very Low.

Carbon Intensity

Very Low

89

gCO₂/kWh

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Energy Generation

Low Carbon

Moderate

69.7

%

Renewables

High

54.0

%

Fossil Fuels

Low

20.5

%

Grid Operations

Demand

25.38

GW

Net Flow

2010

MW exporting

Market & Economics

Storage

582

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
51.8%
Gas
20.5%
Nuclear
15.7%
Biomass
8.6%
Hydro
2.1%
Other
1.2%

Solar Generation Today

Live solar output curve with yesterday comparison

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Interconnector Flows

Energy imports and exports across GB borders

Imports

1511 MW

Exports

3521 MW

Net Flow

-2010 MW

GB
France0MW
←
Ireland0MW
←
France610MW
→
Ireland228MW
←
France1027MW
←
N. Ireland0MW
←
Netherlands734MW
←
Belgium568MW
←
Norway901MW
→
Denmark964MW
←

IFA2

France

-1027 MW

103% capacity

Exporting to France

Viking

Denmark

-964 MW

69% capacity

Exporting to Denmark

NSL

Norway

+901 MW

64% capacity

Importing from Norway

BritNed

Netherlands

-734 MW

73% capacity

Exporting to Netherlands

IFA

France

+610 MW

31% capacity

Importing from France

Nemo

Belgium

-568 MW

57% capacity

Exporting to Belgium

Greenlink

Ireland

-228 MW

46% capacity

Exporting to Ireland

ElecLink

France

0 MW

0% capacity

Exporting to France

East-West

Ireland

0 MW

0% capacity

Exporting to Ireland

Moyle

N. Ireland

0 MW

0% capacity

Exporting to N. Ireland