Welcome to MyGridGB 🇬🇧
The independent resource charting in real time the decarbonisation of British electricity.
Britain is transitioning to low carbon electricity. Coal power stations are being decommissioned and new low carbon power stations are taking their place. But how much can wind turbines, solar farms, biomass and nuclear power plants reduce carbon emissions? Can Britain keep the lights on? How can Britain provide low carbon energy for electric vehicles?
MyGridGB charts all of 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.
Britain's Present Electricity Mix
How is your electricity being generated right now?
Recent electricity generation
Hourly electricity generation. Watch renewables rise and fall with the weather while gas fills the gaps.
Conversion & grid losses
Not all energy becomes electricity. Gas turbines convert around 57% of fuel into power; nuclear reactors around 35%; biomass stations around 39%. The rest escapes as waste heat. A further 6% is lost in transmission once electricity reaches the grid. The diagram traces every unit of energy from source to delivered electricity, in real time.
Decarbonising British Electricity
The carbon intensity of British electricity has fallen dramatically since 1998, driven by the closure of coal plants and growth in wind, solar and nuclear. The chart tracks this progress — and how far there is still to go to meet the 2030 clean power target of 50–100 gCO₂eq/kWh.
The clock is ticking
Countdown to 2030 carbon target
The UK government has committed to decarbonising the electricity system by the end of 2030. How long do we have?