Real-time GB electricity dashboard

UK Electricity Grid Live

Live GB demand, generation mix, interconnectors, exports, clean electricity share and carbon intensity in one clear view.

Historical · loaded Thu, 17 Sep 2026 at 15:00 BST
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Live grid output

Excess clean generation

Clean supply is strong and GB appears to have enough domestic power to export or create surplus.

Signals
Low carbon 37 gCO₂/kWh High clean supply 79.6% Balanced Net balanced Surplus +0.80 GW margin
Why
  • Low carbon — 37 gCO₂/kWh
  • High clean supply — 79.6%
  • Balanced — Net balanced
Context
  • Wind is the largest generation source at 12.75 GW (38.6%).
  • Demand is down 1.3 GW vs about an hour ago.
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Historical · 15:15
Grid demand
32.16GW

GB demand 29.24 GW · UK generation 30.04 GW

37 gCO₂/kWh · low 79.6% clean Net import +0.11 GW
System stateCleaner grid window

Low carbon intensity right now, with cleaner sources doing more of the work.

Carbon intensity 37 gCO₂/kWh
Clean supply 79.6% Low carbon share
Imports 3.03 GW into GB
Exports 2.92 GW out of GB
Generation mix

What’s powering Britain

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Wind12.75 GW39.6%
Solar7.77 GW24.2%
Nuclear3.31 GW10.3%
Interconnectors3.03 GW9.4%
Gas2.87 GW8.9%
Biomass2.24 GW7.0%
Other0.83 GW2.6%
Hydro0.27 GW0.8%
Carbon

Cleaner window signal

Carbon page
37gCO₂/kWhLow

Use the carbon page for the full forecast, but this homepage keeps the current grid signal visible at a glance.

Interconnectors

Power flows by country

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Imports 3.03 GW · Exports 2.92 GW · Net +0.11 GW
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FranceIFA, IFA2 and ElecLink · Importing
+2.99 GW
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NorwayNorth Sea Link · Exporting
-1.43 GW
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BelgiumNemo Link · Exporting
-0.76 GW
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DenmarkViking Link · Exporting
-0.43 GW
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IrelandMoyle, EWIC and Greenlink · Exporting
-0.27 GW
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NetherlandsBritNed · Balanced
0.00 GW
Charts

Last 24 hours

Demand page
Demand trendGrid demand, GB demand and UK generation
Understanding the grid
Demand

Electricity being used across the grid right now.

Generation

Domestic power sources producing electricity.

Clean share

Renewables plus nuclear and other low-carbon supply.

Interconnectors

Subsea links importing or exporting electricity.

Grid demand
32.16 GW
Surplus +0.80 GW margin
Supply and demand broadly aligned
GB demand
29.24 GW
Exports deducted 2.92 GW
True GB consumption after interconnector exports
UK generation
30.04 GW
Domestic output +0.16 GW
Includes pumped hydro generation, excludes imports
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System signals

Carbon intensity 37 gCO₂/kWh Low
Clean electricity 79.6% High
Interconnectors Net balanced Balanced
System balance +0.80 GW margin Surplus

At a glance

Grid demand 32.16 GW Full grid demand before exports
GB demand 29.24 GW 2.92 GW exports deducted
UK generation 30.04 GW +0.16 GW

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Generation mix

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Clean 79.6% Fossil 8.7% Other 11.7%

GB Power Flow

Mobile summary
Grid demand 32.16 GW Split shown as share of total grid flow
GB demand 29.24 GW Estimated GB use after exports
UK generation 30.04 GW Domestic generation mix only
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Grid demand split
Interconnectors 3.03 GW 9.4%
Wind 12.75 GW 39.6%
Solar 7.77 GW 24.2%
Nuclear 3.31 GW 10.3%
Gas 2.87 GW 8.9%
Biomass 2.24 GW 7.0%
Other 0.83 GW 2.6%
Hydro 0.27 GW 0.8%
Pumped hydro 0.00 GW 0.0%
Coal 0.00 GW 0.0%
Interconnectors
Imports 3.03 GW
Exports 2.92 GW
Net import +0.11 GW
Detailed data

Demand, generation, interconnectors and deeper charts remain available below.

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Grid Demand
15 min -0.02 GW
32.16 GW
Total grid flow right now
Demand trend Demand steady → -0.02 GW / 15 min
Peak today 32.98 GW
Trend -1.26 GW
GB Demand
15 min -0.30 GW
29.24 GW
Estimated GB use after exports
Grid flow Balanced Net balanced
Exports deducted 2.92 GW
Of grid flow 90.9%
Import deficit +0.80 GW Domestic generation above GB demand
UK Generation
30.04 GW
15 min +0.16 GW
Domestic generation only, excluding imports and exports
Generation balance Surplus 93.4% domestic share
Domestic share 93.4%
Import support 3.03 GW

Generation mix

What’s powering the grid

Clean, fossil and other sources shown as a share of tracked generation.

GB Power Flow

Latest clean period: 2026-09-17 14:15:16 · updates every 15 minutes
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#1
Wind
12.75 GW
38.6% of grid
↗Above average
#2
Solar
7.77 GW
23.5% of grid
↗Above average
#3
Nuclear
3.31 GW
10% of grid
→Typical range
Interconnectors
3.03 GW
9.2% of grid
→Typical reliance
Gas
2.87 GW
8.7% of grid
↘Below average
Demand
32.16 GW
Live grid demand
Clean supply strong
Pumped Hydro
-0.91 GW
3.9% of grid
↘Pumping / charging
Biomass
2.24 GW
6.8% of grid
→Typical range
Other
0.83 GW
2.5% of grid
→Typical range
Hydro
0.27 GW
0.8% of grid
↘Below average
Coal
0.00 GW
0% of grid
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Interconnectors

Where power is flowing

Imports 3.03 GW · Exports 2.92 GW · Net +0.11 GW
Net flow +0.11 GW Net import into GB
In3.03 GW Out2.92 GW
By country Positive = into GB
France IFA, IFA2 and ElecLink
+3.03 GW Into GB · 76% of 4.0 GW
IFA Into GB · 2.0 GW cable
+1.01 / 2.0 GW 51%
ElecLink Into GB · 1.0 GW cable
+1.01 / 1.0 GW 100%
IFA2 Into GB · 1.0 GW cable
+1.00 / 1.0 GW 100%
Norway North Sea Link
-1.44 GW Out of GB · 100% of 1.4 GW
North Sea Link Out of GB · 1.4 GW cable
-1.44 / 1.4 GW 100%
Belgium Nemo Link
-0.77 GW Out of GB · 77% of 1.0 GW
Nemo Link Out of GB · 1.0 GW cable
-0.77 / 1.0 GW 77%
Denmark Viking Link
-0.43 GW Out of GB · 31% of 1.4 GW
Viking Link Out of GB · 1.4 GW cable
-0.43 / 1.4 GW 31%
Ireland Moyle, EWIC and Greenlink
-0.27 GW Out of GB · 18% of 1.5 GW
Greenlink Out of GB · 0.5 GW cable
-0.26 / 0.5 GW 51%
EWIC Out of GB · 0.5 GW cable
-0.02 / 0.5 GW 4%
Moyle Idle · 0.5 GW cable
0.00 / 0.5 GW 0%
Netherlands BritNed
0.00 GW Idle · 0% of 1.0 GW
BritNed Idle · 1.0 GW cable
0.00 / 1.0 GW 0%

Interconnectors

Where power is flowing

Imports 3.03 GW · Exports 2.92 GW · Net +0.11 GW
Into GB 3.03 GW Total importing right now
Out of GB 2.92 GW Total exporting right now
Net flow +0.11 GW Net import into GB

By country

France IFA, IFA2 and ElecLink
+2.99 GW Into GB · 75% of 4.0 GW
Norway North Sea Link
-1.43 GW Out of GB · 100% of 1.4 GW
Belgium Nemo Link
-0.76 GW Out of GB · 76% of 1.0 GW
Denmark Viking Link
-0.43 GW Out of GB · 31% of 1.4 GW
Ireland Moyle, EWIC and Greenlink
-0.27 GW Out of GB · 18% of 1.5 GW
Netherlands BritNed
0.00 GW Idle · 0% of 1.0 GW
Total interconnector capacity 10.3 GW
Comfortable
58% used
5.96 GW used now 4.34 GW spare against rated capacity.
Low 0.79 GW Now 5.96 GW Peak 7.22 GW
5.96 GW currently used 8% lowest today 70% peak today

Current flows are comfortably below total rated capacity.

All cables

North Sea Link Norway -1.43 / 1.4 GW 100%
IFA France +1.00 / 2.0 GW 50%
ElecLink France +1.00 / 1.0 GW 100%
IFA2 France +0.99 / 1.0 GW 99%
Nemo Link Belgium -0.76 / 1.0 GW 76%
Viking Link Denmark -0.43 / 1.4 GW 31%
Greenlink Ireland -0.29 / 0.5 GW 58%
Moyle Ireland +0.04 / 0.5 GW 8%
EWIC Ireland -0.02 / 0.5 GW 4%
BritNed Netherlands 0.00 / 1.0 GW 0%

Interconnector flows — Last 24 hours

Signed GW by clean period. Positive values import into GB; negative values export out of GB.

Grid Demand — Last 24 Hours

Built from clean period data
Last 24 Hours

🌿 Carbon intensity — Last 24 Hours

Carbon intensity with Grid Clean % and GB Clean % from the LiveGrid cache
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Understanding the UK electricity grid

Live Grid Data shows a near real-time view of the Great Britain electricity system, including current demand, generation by source, interconnector flows, exports, clean electricity share and carbon intensity. The dashboard updates every 15 minutes using publicly available electricity market and carbon intensity data.

What is electricity demand?

Electricity demand is the amount of power being used across the grid at a point in time.

What are interconnectors?

Interconnectors are high-voltage cables linking Great Britain with neighbouring electricity markets, allowing imports and exports.

What does carbon intensity mean?

Carbon intensity estimates the amount of carbon dioxide emitted for each unit of electricity generated.