GB Electricity — Live UK Grid: Generation & Demand

National demand

—MW

Low-carbon share

—%

Carbon intensity

—gCO₂/kWh

Grid frequency

—Hz

What is changing?

Interconnectors have eased back by ↓ 4,444 MW as pumped storage picked up ↑ 4,444 MW over the last 44 minutes.Biomass has eased back by ↓ 4,444 MW as other picked up ↑ 4,444 MW — the system is leaning more on other than it was 44 minutes ago.

~~NESO’s forecast from 24 Sept 24:44 expects the next demand peak at 24:44: 44,444 MW.No demand forecast from Elexon: the feed did not answer. The page will try again.~~

~~Cleanest in the last 24 hours was 24:44 at 444 gCO₂/kWh, against 444 now. The imbalance price was negative in the half hour to 24:44, −£444.44/MWh: the system had more power than it needed.Cleanest in the last 24 hours was 24:44 at 444 gCO₂/kWh, against 444 now. The imbalance price was £4,444.44/MWh in the half hour to 24:44, unusually high: the system was short of power.~~

The last 24 hours

FUELHH + PV_Live · half-hourly

Generation by fuel type

Total supply incl. est. solar

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24-hour carbon intensity

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Interconnector flows

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LinkFlow

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System frequency

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Demand today

National demand

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Underlying demand—

Electricity supplied generation + net imports incl. est. solar—

Highest in the last 24 hours—

This time yesterday—

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Batteries status

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Largest stations now

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StationOutput

Expected output, not meter readings: each unit’s notified level, capped at its export limit, so it won’t match the fuel mix to the megawatt. % is of registered capacity.

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