GB National Grid Live Telemetry

Carbon Intensity
175gCO₂/kWh
System Demand
35.33GW
Freq. (Hz)
49.96Hz
Total Gen.
28.02GW
Net Transfers
7.38GW
Wholesale Price
141.96£/MWh
Last Update
13:30BST
System Balancing Volume & Frequency (LIVE)
System Balancing Volume and FrequencyTime series from 05 Oct 14:00 to 06 Oct 13:30, rendered from server-provided data.77950.1933750.09-10650.00-54849.90-99049.8105 Oct 14:0006 Oct 13:30
  • Balancing Volume (MW)
  • System Frequency (Hz)
05 Oct 14:00 to 06 Oct 13:30Hover for values | drag to zoom | double-click to reset

Grid Decarbonisation

44.76% Zero-Carbon
Low-Carbon Output 12.54 GW
Fossil Fuel Output 12.31 GW
Renewables Share 24.14%
Fossil Fuel Share 34.82%
48-hour Carbon Intensity ForecastTime series from 06 Oct 13:30 to 08 Oct 13:00, rendered from server-provided data.2411981551126906 Oct 13:3008 Oct 13:00
  • Carbon Intensity Forecast (gCO₂/kWh)
06 Oct 13:30 to 08 Oct 13:00Hover for values | drag to zoom | double-click to reset

Grid Operations

49.96 Hz 0.00 Hz
Net Transfer Importing 7.38 GW

Fuel & Transfer Breakdown (LIVE)

Fossil Fuels

Gas 12.31 GW 34.8%
Coal 0.00 GW 0.0%

Renewables

Wind 1.74 GW 4.9%
Solar 6.40 GW 18.1%
Hydro 0.39 GW 1.1%

Other Sources

Nuclear 4.01 GW 11.4%
Biomass 3.17 GW 9.0%

Interconnectors

Belgium 1.02 GW 2.9%
Denmark 1.43 GW 4.0%
France 3.99 GW 11.3%
Ireland -1.50 GW -4.2%
Netherlands 1.05 GW 3.0%
Norway 1.40 GW 4.0%

Storage

Pumped Storage -0.06 GW -0.2%
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Regional Carbon Intensity - 14 DNO Regions (LIVE)

very low low moderate high very high
Scottish Hydro Electric Power Distribution
0 gCO₂/kWh
very lowwind
SP Distribution
0 gCO₂/kWh
very lownuclear
Electricity North West
39 gCO₂/kWh
lownuclear
NPG North East
2 gCO₂/kWh
very lowimports
NPG Yorkshire
196 gCO₂/kWh
highbiomass
SP Manweb
243 gCO₂/kWh
very highgas
WPD South Wales
360 gCO₂/kWh
very highgas
WPD West Midlands
224 gCO₂/kWh
highgas
WPD East Midlands
270 gCO₂/kWh
very highgas
UKPN East
194 gCO₂/kWh
highgas
WPD South West
132 gCO₂/kWh
moderatesolar
SSE South
186 gCO₂/kWh
highgas
UKPN London
153 gCO₂/kWh
moderateimports
UKPN South East
123 gCO₂/kWh
moderateimports