Great Britain's electricity right now

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Every year since 2009

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GB generation mix by year0%25%50%75%100%200920112013201520172019202120232025
2025 · 130 g CO2/kWh: Wind 29.7%, Gas 26.7%, Imports 15.2%, Nuclear 11.8%, Biomass 6.9%, Solar 6.5%, Other 1.6%, Hydro 1.2%, Storage 0.5%
  • Gas
  • Coal
  • Nuclear
  • Wind
  • Solar
  • Hydro
  • Biomass
  • Imports
  • Storage
  • Other

Carbon intensity, g CO2 per kWh

Average carbon intensity of GB electricity by year020040060020092011201420162019202120242026
2026Carbon intensity: 141 g/kWh

Supported by National Energy SO Open Data. Live figures: NESO Carbon Intensity API (carbonintensity.org.uk), CC BY 4.0. History: NESO Historic GB Generation Mix, worked into months and years by Carbon Recycling. NESO does not endorse us.