GridRecordUK

What is happening to the UK's energy system?

See what is powering Great Britain now, find energy projects near you, and follow what is being planned.

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Carbon intensity and fuel mix for Great Britain right now.

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Live System Carbon·167gCO₂/kWh
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Carbon intensity for Great Britain from the NESO Carbon Intensity API. Regional values describe the transmission grid, not a single home.

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Overcast British landscape with transmission lines
East Anglia transmission corridor
Civic Infrastructure

The transition is happening in our backyards. We make it visible.

The shift to clean power isn't theoretical—it's happening across local fields, substations, and planning boards. GridRecord tracks it all. By cutting through public registers, NESO feeds, and council filings, we deliver plain, unvarnished facts—free from commercial spin.

Official REPD Register·NESO Carbon Intensity API: Active·UK first · expansion-ready
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Official sourcesData from NESO, DESNZ, and public registers.
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Last updatedLive grid half-hourly · REPD quarterly extracts.
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Estimates labelledForecasts and modelled values clearly marked.

Units at a glance

From watts to gigawatts

GridRecord usually shows capacity in MW (megawatts). Each step up is one thousand times the last.

  1. W1
    Watt

    Basic unit of power — one joule of energy per second.

  2. kW×1,000
    Kilowatt

    1,000 watts. A typical kettle is about 2–3 kW.

  3. MW×1,000,000
    Megawatt

    1,000 kW — how we usually describe power stations and solar farms.

  4. GW×1,000,000,000
    Gigawatt

    1,000 MW — national grid scale (Great Britain peaks around tens of GW).