Demand
23.8GW
Elexon BMRS, NESO ·
Generation
24.0GW
Elexon BMRS, NESO, Sheffield Solar PV Live ·
Importing
0.0GW
Elexon BMRS ·
Share of demand
Fossil fuels
6.8 GW
28.4%
Gas
6.8 GW
28.4%
Coal
0.0 GW
0.0%
Oil
0.0 GW
0.0%
Renewables
10.4 GW
43.5%
Solar
0.0 GW
0.0%
Wind
9.9 GW
41.5%
Hydro
0.5 GW
2.1%
Other sources
7.2 GW
30.4%
Nuclear
4.0 GW
16.8%
Biomass
3.0 GW
12.8%
Other
0.2 GW
0.8%
Interconnectors
0.0 GW
0.2%
Norway
1.4 GW
5.9%
Ireland
-0.5 GW
-2.2%
France
-0.4 GW
-1.7%
Northern Ireland
-0.3 GW
-1.1%
Belgium
-0.2 GW
-1.0%
Denmark
0.2 GW
0.7%
Netherlands
-0.1 GW
-0.4%
Storage
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Pumped storage
no data
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Battery
discharge only; charging isn’t published
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Demand and generation, including embedded
- Exports (generation above demand)
- Imports (demand above generation)
- Demand
- Generation
Contains BMRS data © Elexon Limited copyright and database right 2026. Supported by National Energy SO Open Data. GB solar estimates from Sheffield Solar PV_Live, University of Sheffield, developed with NESO.
Look-ahead
Cleanest time to use power in the next 48 hours: tomorrow 14:00–16:00 BST (≈37 g).
Wind is forecast to fall to 16.6 GW by tomorrow evening.
Grid fetched 03:00 BST · Elexon WINDFOR · Contains BMRS data © Elexon Limited copyright and database right 2026. · National carbon intensity from the NESO Carbon Intensity API (CC BY 4.0). Developed by NESO with the University of Oxford, Environmental Defense Fund Europe and WWF.
Price
165.7£/MWh
Carbon
134g
Demand
25.3GW
Generation
22.1GW
Transfers
4.3GW
What does power cost?
Where is power flowing?
Latest flows
1.40 GWin
0.51 GWout
0.27 GWout
0.24 GWout
0.23 GWout
0.18 GWout
0.17 GWin
0.10 GWout
Flows over time
How has the mix changed?
Gas & oil
Records and the energy transition
Highest wind since Grid's records began
23.9GW
Wed 25 Mar 2026, 13:30 GMT
Lowest carbon since Grid's records began
19g
Mon 15 Apr 2024, 14:30 BST
Days since coal power ended
742
30 Sep 2024
All records and wind milestones · Supported by National Energy SO Open Data
Coal gives way to wind
In 2009, coal supplied 28% of the mix and carbon intensity averaged 444 gCO₂/kWh.
By 2026, coal’s share is 0% and carbon intensity has fallen to 142 g.
Wind has moved from 1% to 30% of generation over the same years.
Supported by National Energy SO Open Data.
How clean is it?
Cleanest time to use power in the next 48 hours: tomorrow 14:00–16:00 BST (≈37 g).
Grid fetched 03:00 BST · NESO Carbon Intensity API