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Real-time electricity generation by fuel type, wholesale market price, carbon intensity, and individual interconnector flows — sourced from Elexon BMRS, the National Energy System Operator, and the Carbon Intensity API.

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Total Demand
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Generation
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Imports
— GW
Wholesale Price
—£/MWh
Renewable Share
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Fossil Fuels
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Carbon Intensity
—gCO₂/kWh

Live Generation Mix

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What's powering Britain right now?
Generation mix by fuel type · Elexon FUELINST + NESO embedded estimates · updated every 5 minutes
Zero-carbon: — Fossil fuels: —
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Source: Carbon Intensity API (NESO & University of Oxford, CC BY 4.0) · carbonintensity.org.uk View source ↗

Generation Trends — Energy Mix

NESO Historic Generation Mix · stacked by fuel type
Wind Solar Hydro & Storage Biomass Nuclear Gas Coal Imports
Last 30 Days
each bar = one day · stacked to 100%
Source: NESO Historic Generation Mix View source ↗
Last 12 Months
each bar = one week · stacked to 100%
Source: NESO Historic Generation Mix View source ↗
Generation Since 2009
each bar = one month · stacked to 100% · 2009–present
Source: NESO Historic Generation Mix dataset · api.neso.energy View source ↗
Carbon Intensity — Last 24 Hours
grams CO₂ per kWh · Carbon Intensity API (NESO + University of Oxford)
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gCO₂/kWh now
Lower = cleaner · Source: carbonintensity.org.uk View source ↗
What's Setting the Price?
The marginal generator determines the wholesale electricity price
How marginal pricing works: In the UK electricity market, the most expensive generator needed to meet demand sets the price paid to all generators. Gas is usually on the margin — meaning even when wind covers 60% of demand, if gas turbines are also running, wind farms earn the gas price too.
Derived from Elexon BMRS generation data View source ↗

Ofgem Energy Price Cap

Q2 2026 · 1 Apr – 30 Jun 2026
⚡ Electricity
24.50p/kWh
Standing Charge53.37p/day
Annual (typical)£662/yr
vs Q1 2026↓ 11%
Typical usage2,700 kWh/yr
Includes 5% VAT. National average for England, Scotland & Wales. Set quarterly by Ofgem.
🔥 Gas
6.24p/kWh
Standing Charge32.67p/day
Annual (typical)£718/yr
vs Q1 2026↓ 5%
Typical usage11,500 kWh/yr
Dual-fuel cap: £1,641/yr — a fall of 6.6% vs Q1 2026 (£1,758). Next review: July 2026.
Price Cap History
Annual equivalent · typical dual-fuel household · direct debit · England, Scotland & Wales
£1,641
Q2 2026
Normal / low Above average Elevated Crisis peak Current quarter
View source ↗