GB National Grid Live Telemetry

Carbon Intensity
198gCO₂/kWh
System Demand
32.79GW
Freq. (Hz)
50.03Hz
Total Gen.
28.68GW
Net Transfers
4.08GW
Wholesale Price
177.17£/MWh
Last Update
15:00BST
System Balancing Volume & Frequency (LIVE)
System Balancing Volume and FrequencyTime series from 05 Oct 16:00 to 06 Oct 15:30, rendered from server-provided data.77950.1953350.0928750.004149.90-20549.8105 Oct 16:0006 Oct 15:30
  • Balancing Volume (MW)
  • System Frequency (Hz)
05 Oct 16:00 to 06 Oct 15:30Hover for values | drag to zoom | double-click to reset

Grid Decarbonisation

37.95% Zero-Carbon
Low-Carbon Output 10.88 GW
Fossil Fuel Output 14.57 GW
Renewables Share 20.94%
Fossil Fuel Share 44.43%
48-hour Carbon Intensity ForecastTime series from 06 Oct 15:30 to 08 Oct 15:00, rendered from server-provided data.2522061611156906 Oct 15:3008 Oct 15:00
  • Carbon Intensity Forecast (gCO₂/kWh)
06 Oct 15:30 to 08 Oct 15:00Hover for values | drag to zoom | double-click to reset

Grid Operations

50.03 Hz +0.12 Hz
Net Transfer Importing 4.08 GW

Fuel & Transfer Breakdown (LIVE)

Fossil Fuels

Gas 14.57 GW 44.4%
Coal 0.00 GW 0.0%

Renewables

Wind 1.62 GW 4.9%
Solar 4.66 GW 14.2%
Hydro 0.60 GW 1.8%

Other Sources

Nuclear 4.02 GW 12.2%
Biomass 3.22 GW 9.8%

Interconnectors

Belgium 0.48 GW 1.5%
Denmark 0.70 GW 2.1%
France 2.81 GW 8.6%
Ireland -1.50 GW -4.6%
Netherlands 0.34 GW 1.0%
Norway 1.25 GW 3.8%

Storage

Pumped Storage 0.03 GW 0.1%
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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
48 gCO₂/kWh
lownuclear
NPG North East
2 gCO₂/kWh
very lowimports
NPG Yorkshire
201 gCO₂/kWh
highbiomass
SP Manweb
245 gCO₂/kWh
very highgas
WPD South Wales
359 gCO₂/kWh
very highgas
WPD West Midlands
234 gCO₂/kWh
very highgas
WPD East Midlands
282 gCO₂/kWh
very highgas
UKPN East
206 gCO₂/kWh
highgas
WPD South West
159 gCO₂/kWh
moderatesolar
SSE South
230 gCO₂/kWh
very highgas
UKPN London
181 gCO₂/kWh
highgas
UKPN South East
134 gCO₂/kWh
moderateimports