UK Solar Power Today

A durable landing page for checking how much solar power is contributing to Britain’s electricity mix today.

Latest static snapshot: solar 11.3 GW, renewable share 53%, demand 23.8 GW and carbon intensity 136 gCO₂/kWh.

Latest GB electricity snapshot

Snapshot timestamp: 2026-07-09 10:30:00 UTC. Source freshness: Elexon FUELINST/BMRS + ESO + PV Live (live).

  • Demand: 23.8 GW
  • Visible generation: 28.7 GW
  • Carbon intensity: 136 gCO₂/kWh (moderate)
  • Renewable share: 53%
  • Gas share: 33%
  • Wind: 1.8 GW
  • Solar: 11.3 GW
  • Nuclear: 3.0 GW
  • Imports/exports: 7.7 GW net imports

These values are a cached build-time snapshot for crawlers and non-JavaScript readers. The live dashboard refreshes in the browser from public grid and carbon-intensity sources.

Solar output follows daylight, weather and the season. It is usually strongest around the middle of bright days and can be near zero overnight.

Recent report context: Highest average solar output was about 5.0 GW on Wednesday 8 July.

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