Live UK Energy Mix

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

As of 21:20, the UK National Grid is generating 38% of its electricity from renewables (wind, solar and hydro) and 57% from low-carbon sources overall, with 32% from fossil fuels. Carbon intensity is 131 gCO₂/kWh — Low.

Carbon Intensity

Low

131

gCO₂/kWh

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Energy Generation

Low Carbon

Moderate

57.0

%

Renewables

Moderate

38.1

%

Fossil Fuels

Moderate

31.5

%

Grid Operations

Demand

27.14

GW

Net Flow

1454

MW importing

Market & Economics

Storage

766

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
35.1%
Gas
31.5%
Nuclear
18.9%
Biomass
10.7%
Hydro
3.0%
Other
0.7%

Solar Generation Today

Live solar output curve with yesterday comparison

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Interconnector Flows

Energy imports and exports across GB borders

Imports

3403 MW

Exports

1949 MW

Net Flow

+1454 MW

GB
France0MW
←
Ireland531MW
←
France149MW
→
Ireland514MW
←
France43MW
→
N. Ireland452MW
←
Netherlands462MW
→
Belgium452MW
←
Norway1400MW
→
Denmark1349MW
→

NSL

Norway

+1400 MW

100% capacity

Importing from Norway

Viking

Denmark

+1349 MW

96% capacity

Importing from Denmark

East-West

Ireland

-531 MW

106% capacity

Exporting to Ireland

Greenlink

Ireland

-514 MW

103% capacity

Exporting to Ireland

BritNed

Netherlands

+462 MW

46% capacity

Importing from Netherlands

Moyle

N. Ireland

-452 MW

90% capacity

Exporting to N. Ireland

Nemo

Belgium

-452 MW

45% capacity

Exporting to Belgium

IFA

France

+149 MW

7% capacity

Importing from France

IFA2

France

+43 MW

4% capacity

Importing from France

ElecLink

France

0 MW

0% capacity

Exporting to France