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What's powering Britain right now?

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Britain's electricity mix

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    The UK, nation by nation

    The same moment can look very different across Britain. Windy Scotland can be running almost carbon free while parts of England and Wales lean on gas. Northern Ireland runs on a separate grid shared with Ireland. Tap a nation on the map, or pick one below, to see how it's doing right now.

    EnglandScotlandWalesNorthern Ireland

    Pick a nation to see its live mix, its cleanest region and the cleanest hours to use power there.

    Where your power's coming from

    Every big power station and cable into Britain reports what it's sending every five minutes. Here's the latest reading in gigawatts (GW).

    Power from abroad

    Undersea cables link us to Europe and Ireland. When it's cheaper over there, we import; when our wind is strong, we export.

    The last 24 hours

    Watch gas step in when demand peaks in the evening and the wind can't keep up. Hover or tap the chart to see any half hour.

    When's the cleanest time to use power?

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    See the grid where your business is

    Pop in your site's postcode and we'll show you your local grid and the cleanest hours to use power there. Nothing is saved at this step.

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    Want a plan for this site?

    Tell us who you are and we'll put together when your site should use power, what half-hourly settlement means for your costs, and which contracts suit how you work.

    When you press the button we keep your company name, site postcode and what you entered in this tool, and may contact your business about your results and your energy contracts. See our privacy policy for how we handle your data.

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    Let us check your meter

    Give us permission and we'll check your meter details and your Estimated Annual Consumption with the industry, so your plan uses your real figures. It's free and there's no obligation.

    Meter Information and Data Access Authority

    We will use this to obtain your meter, supplier and consumption information so we can provide quotations and arrange utility procurement. This does not place you into a contract, does not commit you to a quote, and there is no fee for obtaining this information. Your authority lasts 12 months unless you tell us to stop sooner.

    What this authority allows, and what it doesn't

    It allows us to:

    • Obtain supplier information.
    • Obtain meter information.
    • Obtain consumption information.
    • Contact suppliers regarding this information.

    It does not:

    • Place you into a utility contract.
    • Require you to accept a quotation.
    • Create any fee solely for obtaining this information.

    Version MIF-DAA-v1.0. You can withdraw it at any time by emailing [email protected].

    We'll use these details to obtain your meter, supplier and consumption information and to contact you about it. We keep the authority record, with the date, time, IP address and browser, as proof of your permission. See our privacy policy for how we handle your data.

    Here's how much carbon each unit of electricity is forecast to carry over the next 24 hours.

    Why should your business care?

    Business electricity is moving to half-hourly settlement (MHHS), so when you use power is about to matter as much as how much. The hours when the grid's dirtiest are usually the hours when it's dearest too. If you can shift heating, charging or machinery away from the early-evening peak, you'll cut carbon and costs.

    Check your MHHS risk

    Let us find the right contract for how you use power

    At Black Sheep Utilities, we look at when your business uses electricity, not just how much, and find contracts that suit it, from time-of-use rates to fully renewable tariffs. No pressure, just straightforward advice.

    Get a quote

    How green is your supplier's electricity?

    The grid's mix changes by the minute, but every supplier has to tell you the mix behind the electricity it sold over the year. It's worked out from the renewable certificates it buys, so two businesses on the same grid can buy very different mixes.

    A supplier that buys no certificates gets the UK residual mix, the leftover power that isn't backed by any. That's mostly gas, and we've marked those suppliers Same as the grid. Tap any supplier to see its full history. Want a greener mix without paying over the odds? That's exactly what we're here for.

    • Renewable
    • Gas
    • Nuclear
    • Coal
    • Other

    Part renewable

    A mix of renewable and other sources. 20 suppliers.

    Same as the grid

    They buy no renewable certificates, so they're given the UK residual mix. 2 suppliers.

    Live figures: national and regional mix, carbon intensity and forecast from the NESO Carbon Intensity API (CC BY 4.0). Generation, interconnector flows and wholesale prices contain BMRS data © Elexon Limited copyright and database right 2026. Gigawatt figures are transmission-connected generation, so they don't include rooftop solar, which the mix percentages estimate. Supplier mixes are each supplier's latest published fuel mix disclosure.

    See how much you could be saving

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