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gb fuel type power generation production click here to add to your homescreen generation demand demand renewables carbon neutral nuclear coal gas ccgt solar wind biomass hydroelectric pumped hydro interconnectors other oil ocgt co2 emissions frequency widgets information power stations faq downloads about about gridwatch support this site switch energy provider changes to the website terms and conditions of using this site contact us gb fuel type power generation production last update gmt click on a meter for more information drag a meter to rearrange graphs bars meters graphs show power in gigawatts gw to show these graphs as percentages click here key description demand this is the total uk demand for electricity this now includes solar power but does not include unmetered sources such as small generation wind power renewables this is the percent of the energy produced from renewable wind solar hydroelectric biomass coal these stations burn coal to produce heat this is used to heat water to produce steam which turns a steam turbine which drives a generator to produce electricity there are currently 9 coal power stations in the uk the current governments plan is to shutdown all coal stations by 2025 nuclear these stations use a uranium nuclear reaction to produce heat this is used to heat water to produce steam which turns a steam turbine which drives a generator to produce electricity the output from these is more constant than other power generation fluctations usually indicate maintenance refuelling or problems there are currently 8 nuclear power stations in the uk solar there is no central recording of solar generation this figure is an estimated figure which comes from sheffield university this value is now included in the demand figure wind this is the power from wind farms and does not include unmetered wind turbines the output from this fluctuates with the wind there are currently over 6500 wind turbines in wind farms ccgt combined cycle gas turbine these use natural gas to power a turbine which turns a generator a second system uses the heat to produce steam which is used to turn a turbine which powers a generator there are 39 ccgt power stations in the uk hydro hydroelectric there are approximately 200 hydroelectric stations in the uk most are situated in the scottish and welsh mountain areas oil these stations burn oil to produce heat this is used to heat water to produce steam which turns a steam turbine which drives a generator to produce electricity virtually all oil stations have been decommissioned with just a small reserve remaining biomass includes the burning of wood food residues and straw this was included in other before the 1 11 2017 pumped hydro pumped storage hydroelectric pumped storage incorporates two reservoirs at times of low demand generally at night electricity is used to pump water from the lower to the upper basin this water is then released to create power at a time when demand and therefore price is high there are currently 4 pumped storage stations in the uk ocgt open cycle gas turbine these use natural gas diesel or gas oil to power a turbine which powers a generator these are expensive to run so are only used when necessary there is currently approximately 30 of these in the uk other this includes anything not included in the above click here for a list of operating power stations interconnectors when positive the uk is importing and when negative the uk is exporting power key description ic france interconnector to france ifa this is a link between between folkestone uk and sangatte france the 73 kilometres 45 mi link is arranged as two fully independent 1 000 mw bipoles each operated at a dc voltage of 270 kv cables are laid in pairs in four trenches so that the magnetic fields generated by the two conductors are largely cancelled the landside parts of the link consist of 8 cables with lengths of 18 5 kilometres 11 5 mi in england and 6 35 kilometres 3 95 mi in france ic2 france interconnector to france ifa2 this is a link between between portsmouth uk and caen france the hvdc cable is 204 kilometre 127 mi long operating at 320kv with a capacity to transmit 1 000 mw of power ic ned interconnector to netherlands this is a link between kent uk and rotterdam netherlands the 260 kilometre 160 mi long bi pole 450 kv link consists of two hvdc cables which are bundled together the capacity of the cable is 1000 mw the interconnector has two converter stations for connecting the link with the british and dutch high voltage electricity transmission systems ic irl moyle interconnector this is a link between south ayrshire in scotland and county antrim in northern ireland it consists of two monopolar 250 kv dc cables with a transmission capacity of 250 mw each ic ew east west interconnector this link connects converter stations at rush north beach county dublin ireland and barkby beach in north wales the 261 kilometres 162 mi interconnection uses 200 kv hvdc light cables with a capacity of 500 mw ic nem belgium interconnector this link connects richborough energy park in kent uk to zeebrugge belgium the 140 kilometres 87 mi has a capacity of 1000mw ic nsl north sea link interconnector this link connects kvilldal in norway to blyth in the uk the cable is 730 km 450 miles long and has a capacity of 1400 mw ic eleclink eleclink interconnector this link connects peuplingues in france and folkestone in the uk with additional each side the cable is 51 kilometre 32 mile and has a capacity of 1000mw ic viking viking interconnector this link connects bicker fen in lincolnshire uk to revsing in southern jutland denmark the cable is 765 kilometres 475 miles long and has a capacity of 1400mw ic greenlink greenlink interconnector this link connects county wexford in ireland to pembrokeshire in wales the cable is 200 kilometres 120 miles long and has a capacity of 500mw notes about the figures and percentages 1 the demand figure shown is the demand figure directly from elexon solar figure from sheffield university 2 each fuel type output comes directly from elexon with the exception of solar which comes from sheffield university 3 the demand figure will not exactly equal the total of all the outputs 4 percentages on meters these are calculated as a percentage of the demand figure above 1 they are not calculated as percentage of the total of all the outputs this means the total of all the percentage will not equal 100 5 percentage graphs show percentage of all the generation types added together support although you are in no way obligated some users have requested a way to support the project donate with pay pal a big thank you goes out to all the donors who have already contributed home demand widgets demand combined cycle gas turbine ccgt combined cycle gas turbine ccgt renewables renewables frequency co2e emissions carbon neutral carbon neutral interconnectors coal coal nuclear nuclear wind wind solar solar biomass biomass hydroelectric hydroelectric pumped hydroelectric pumped hydroelectric other generation types other generation types open cycle gas turbine ocgt open cycle gas turbine ocgt oil oil renewables power stations downloads switch energy provider frequently asked questions faq about gridwatch co uk changes to the site support this website terms and conditions copyright 2014 2024 m stolworthy