Early view

Grid Inefficiencies

Tracking clean-energy pressure, exports and storage load using existing Live Grid Data feeds.

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Pressure index 37 /100

Higher means the grid is showing stronger clean-energy delivery pressure.

Clean export estimate 0.00 GW

Exports weighted by current clean generation share.

Pumped storage load 0.00 GW

Power being absorbed by pumped storage.

Clean pressure 3.92 GW

Estimated clean-pressure signal above a cautious 55% clean-share baseline.

Early live signal

Grid Inefficiencies

A careful first view of clean energy that is being exported, absorbed by storage, or creating delivery pressure on the GB grid.

Uses existing live dataUpdated Sat, 09 May 2026 17:30 BSTReported price/constraint layers

Updated Sat, 09 May 2026 17:30 BST

Methodology note: this page combines your modelled grid-pressure signal with reported Elexon system-price and NESO constraint-breakdown layers where available. It is still not a direct wind-curtailment monitor, so modelled and reported figures are labelled separately.

Current signal Elevated

Clean delivery signal 3.92 GW

Today's signal Loading MWh

Data confidence Modelled signal

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Current price — £/MWh

Latest readable settlement period

NESO constraint cost —

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Constraint volume — MWh

Latest reported day

Curtailment signal layer

Constraint & curtailment risk

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Checking signal…—/100

Renewable at-risk signal — MW

Modelled signal only

Current drivers

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Clean export estimate 0.00GW right now

Exports weighted by the live clean generation share.

Pumped storage load 0.00GW absorbing power

Storage load can indicate excess or cheap energy being shifted.

Clean-energy pressure 3.92GW signal

Clean generation above estimated GB demand.

Pressure index 37/100

Composite signal from clean share, exports, storage load and demand pressure.

Live explanation

What is driving the signal now?

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Severity scale

How to read the score

0–25 Stable 26–45 Elevated 46–65 High 66–85 Constraint risk 86–100 Extreme

What this page is showing

When clean output is high and demand is low, the grid may need to export power, absorb it into storage, reduce output, or rebalance elsewhere. This page starts with the parts your site can already calculate safely.

Clean output15.44GW

GB demand29.53GW

Clean share68.3%

Potential scale indicator 4,893,925

homes-equivalent signal right now, based on clean exports, storage load and clean pressure. This is a communication estimate, not a billing or settlement figure.

Grid pressure timeline

Pressure index, clean share, exports and storage load across the last 24 hours.

Live 15-minute samples

Clean energy delivery signals

Last 24 hours from grid_live_5min.

Pressure components

Which parts of the score are contributing most.

Clean exports today— MWh

Exports weighted by the clean generation share across today's samples.

Storage absorption today— MWh

Pumped-storage load weighted by live clean generation share.

Peak pressure today—/100

The highest composite pressure index recorded today.

7-day peak index—/100

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7-day clean export peak— GW

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7-day storage peak— GW

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7-day clean pressure peak— GW

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Live events

Recent notable changes from the pressure signal.

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Top pressure windows

Highest clean-delivery pressure periods in the last 24 hours.

Time	Status	Index	Signal	Clean export	Storage	Clean pressure
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How the calculations work

Plain-English methodology for visitors.

Clean export estimateexports × clean share

Shows how much exported power is likely to be clean, based on the current clean generation mix.

Storage absorptionpumped-storage load × clean share

Shows how much storage loading is likely absorbing clean electricity at that moment.

Clean-energy pressuremax(0, clean share - 55%) × GB demand

A cautious pressure signal that starts only when clean generation share is high.

Pressure indexclean share + exports + storage + low demand + pressure

A 0–100 score. It helps compare periods but does not claim confirmed curtailment.

Score bands: 0–25 Stable · 26–45 Elevated · 46–65 High Renewable Pressure · 66–85 Constraint Risk · 86–100 Extreme Grid Pressure.

Why this matters

Useful context without overstating the data.

Not all pressure is waste

High renewable pressure can mean exports, storage charging, transmission congestion, balancing actions or market-driven reductions.

Modelled vs reported

Pressure and curtailment-risk signals are modelled. Price and constraint cards are labelled as reported only when a source is readable.

Curtailment comes next

Confirmed curtailment should be introduced only when balancing actions can be classified and explained transparently.

Grid inefficiencies are the moments when available electricity cannot be used in the most efficient way because of demand, storage, transmission, market or balancing limits.

Why start with this version?

The safest first version is not to estimate direct wind curtailment until the proper constraint and balancing feeds are wired in. Instead, this page highlights visible pressure signals already present in your live data.

How to read the numbers

Clean export estimate means exports weighted by clean generation share. Storage absorption means pumped-storage load weighted by clean generation share. Clean pressure means clean output above estimated GB demand. These are useful signals, not settlement-grade waste figures.

What this update adds

This version adds the operational timeline, live event stream and curtailment-risk layer, while keeping modelled signals separate from reported price and NESO constraint data.

What can be added next?

The next stage is direct wind-curtailment classification from balancing actions. Until then, constraint cost and constraint volume remain reported system-level indicators, not direct wind-waste claims.