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GB grid right now88%of Britain’s electricity is coming from low-carbon sources this half hourLive data Britain’s power, explained
Solar, wind, heat, storage, hydrogen and nuclear: how they work, what they cost and what they mean for the UK.
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Solar · UKTwo large solar farms in the East Midlands win development consent in two daysThe Department for Energy Security and Net Zero has approved two large ground-mounted solar farms in the space of two days. Green Hill Solar Farm, with a capacity of up to 500 megawatts (MW), was granted development…Policy & marketsEnergy bills this winter: a 4% cap rise, VAT off electricity, and a forecast 16% jump in JanuaryHousehold energy bills in Great Britain changed on 1 October 2026 in two ways at once: Ofgem's price cap went up, and the government took…Storage & gridOfgem gives NESO another month to issue Gate 2 grid connection offersOfgem has agreed to give the National Energy System Operator (NESO) one more month to send out the last of its Gate 2 Phase 1 grid…
Britain’s grid in numbers
Data →Low-carbon share of GB electricityLast 24 hours
88%
Carbon intensityLast 24 hours
45gCO₂/kWh
Wind share of generationLast 24 hours
70%
30-day average carbon intensityLast 30 days
Range 27–247
121gCO₂/kWh
Great Britain, half-hourly to 9 Oct, 22:00 UK time. Source: NESO Carbon Intensity API. Live grid data →
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SolarPanels, cells and the sun as a power source9 stories 
WindOnshore, offshore and floating wind8 stories 
Hydro & marineRivers, canals, tides and waves2 stories 
GeothermalHeat from the ground beneath us3 stories 
BioenergyBiomass, biofuels and energy from waste5 stories 
HydrogenGreen hydrogen and fuel cells3 stories 
NuclearFission, SMRs and the thorium question3 stories 
Storage & gridBatteries, pumped storage and smart grids7 stories 
Homes & buildingsEfficiency, heat and home renewables6 stories 
TransportElectric vehicles and clean travel3 stories 
Emerging techIdeas at the edge of energy16 stories 
Policy & marketsMoney, rules and the energy transition10 stories
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AlbedoThe share of incoming sunlight that a surface reflects, on a scale from 0 (absorbs everything) to 1 (reflects everything).Anaerobic digestionA process in which microbes break down organic material such as food waste, slurry and crops without oxygen, producing biogas and a fertiliser called digestate.Balancing MechanismThe real-time market the National Energy System Operator uses to pay generators, batteries and large users to change their output so supply matches demand every second.