Live UK electricity grid map
Britain's grid in real time: exactly what is generating right now, fuel by fuel, and where the power is coming from, from the stations on the map to the subsea cables trading with Europe. Sourced live from the National Energy System Operator's settlement feed via Elexon.
How to read the map
What is powering the grid
Each marker on the map is a fuel type at its flagship site, wind at the Hornsea offshore zone, solar at Cleve Hill in Kent, nuclear at Heysham, gas at Pembroke, biomass at Drax and hydro at Dinorwig, labelled with its live share of the grid. The right-hand panel gives the full breakdown in gigawatts.
Where the power is coming from
The cables on the map are the subsea interconnectors to France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Norway, Denmark and Ireland. Each country pin shows the live flow in megawatts: green means power is flowing into Britain, purple means Britain is exporting.
The headline numbers
The dark strip on top tracks national demand, the renewable and low-carbon share, carbon intensity, system frequency and the day-ahead wholesale power price. Everything updates on the grid's own five-minute cadence.
Generation mix, year on year
The live picture above changes by the minute; the long-term story is just as striking. Pick a year to compare how Britain's mix has shifted since 2015.
UK electricity generation mix
Live grid output
Turn live market data into a better deal
The generation mix on this map drives the wholesale price your business pays. We read this data every day and build procurement strategies around it for businesses across the UK.
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