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 Low

46

gCO₂/kWh

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Energy Generation

Low Carbon

High

85.9

%

Renewables

High

70.0

%

Fossil Fuels

Low

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

Wind
67.5%
Nuclear
15.9%
Gas
11.4%
Hydro
2.6%
Biomass
2.1%
Other
0.6%

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

GB
France50MW
→
Ireland0MW
←
France110MW
→
Ireland319MW
←
France195MW
←
N. Ireland1MW
←
Netherlands334MW
←
Belgium311MW
←
Norway1039MW
←
Denmark1426MW
→

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