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National Grid
See what is powering Great Britain right now, including demand, generation mix, carbon intensity and interconnector flows. Values are approximate and update with the live grid feeds, usually every 5–15 minutes.
Up 0.2 GW vs previous reading
Down 2 gCO₂e/kWh vs previous reading
Approx 8.0 GW · Solar, wind and hydro
Approx 5.6 GW
18.3% of current generation mix
Approx 4.7 GW
Generation mix
What is powering Great Britain right now?
Higher fossil generation often raises carbon intensity, although the exact figure also depends on fuel type and imports.
Approx 8.0 GW
35.7%
Approx 5.6 GW
24.9%
Approx 4.1 GW
18.3%
Approx 4.7 GW
21.2%
Source detail
Renewables
Approx 0.4 GW
1.8%
Approx 7.6 GW
33.8%
Approx 0.0 GW
0.1%
Nuclear and biomass
Approx 2.8 GW
12.6%
Approx 1.9 GW
8.6%
Fossil fuels
Approx 5.6 GW
24.9%
Interconnectors
Approx 4.1 GW
18.3%
Interconnectors
15.4%
Import 3.5 GW
IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink
6.2%
Import 1.4 GW
NSL
6.2%
Import 1.4 GW
Viking
4.4%
Import 1.0 GW
BritNed
-4.4%
Export 1.0 GW
Moyle · East West · Greenlink
4.4%
Import 1.0 GW
Nemo Link
Storage detail
-0.017 GW
0.000 GW