Britain is transitioning to low carbon electricity. Coal power stations are decommissioned and gas and low carbon power stations are taking their place. But how much can wind turbines, solar farms, energy storage and nuclear power plants reduce carbon emissions? Can Britain keep the lights on? How can Britain provide low carbon energy for electric vehicles and heat pumps?
MyGridGB charts this change. It tells you how much electricity is produced, where that electricity comes from and how much carbon is being emitted - all in real time so you can come back again and again to see how Britain is tracking against carbon targets. Read more about MyGridGB here.
Britain's Present Electricity Mix
Live generation by source, right now.
Recent electricity generation
Hourly electricity generation. Watch renewables rise and fall with the weather while gas fills the gaps.
Decarbonising British Electricity
Carbon intensity has fallen dramatically since 1998 - the closure of coal and growth in wind, solar and nuclear. The 2030 clean power target is 50–100 gCO₂eq/kWh.
Last 12 months
Monthly generation trends over the past year. Watch the seasonal shift between wind, solar and gas as weather changes.
Historical data
Annual generation from 2012 to today. Over a decade of Britain's electricity transformation from coal to low carbon.
My 2030 Blueprint
My vision for low carbon, low cost British electricity. A simulation replacing gas with wind, solar and storage, run against real weather and demand to show it can work.
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