UK Power Grid Live
GB electricity mix, carbon and source data
Live data feed

Where Britain’s electricity is coming from right now.

A simple live dashboard showing the current GB generation mix, renewable share, fossil fuel share, carbon intensity and early history charts.

Carbon intensity now
--gCO₂/kWh
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Biggest source right now
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--%
This is the largest single source in the current generation mix.
Renewables
--%
Wind, solar and hydro.
Fossil fuels
--%
Gas and coal.
Forecast
--gCO₂/kWh
Near-term carbon forecast.
Updated
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Demand vs generation
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Actual generation
Waiting for Elexon MW data.
Interconnectors
Imports and exports by link.
Generation mix
Today's summary
Built from today's saved readings.
Today's summary
Built from today's saved readings.
Carbon history
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Renewables vs fossil
Waiting for history.
Generation source history
Gas, wind, nuclear, imports and solar.
Actual MW history
Gas, wind, nuclear, imports and biomass in MW.
Demand history
Demand vs generation in MW.