Renewables Share Today

A durable landing page for today’s renewable electricity share, bringing together wind, solar, hydro and wider grid context.

Latest static snapshot: renewable share 81%, wind 13.8 GW, solar 9.7 GW and gas share 5%.

Latest GB electricity snapshot

Snapshot timestamp: 2026-09-06 11:30:00 UTC. Source freshness: Elexon FUELINST/BMRS + ESO + PV Live (live).

  • Demand: 20.5 GW
  • Visible generation: 30.5 GW
  • Carbon intensity: 34 gCO₂/kWh (low)
  • Renewable share: 81%
  • Gas share: 5%
  • Wind: 13.8 GW
  • Solar: 9.7 GW
  • Nuclear: 3.6 GW
  • Imports/exports: 3.2 GW net imports

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Renewable share can change quickly as weather-driven generation moves and demand rises or falls.

Recent report context: renewables averaged 49.5%, with 55.4% on Thursday 3 September.

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