Learn about the Great Britain electricity grid

Use the live dashboard for the latest available observations, then use these guides to understand their meaning and limitations. Worked examples are separate from live readings.

Practical guides

Understanding frequency and dashboard alarms

How to compare electricity charts fairly

What carbon intensity can tell you

Wholesale prices and your electricity bill

Worked archive analysis

Grid observations: 19–20 October 2026

This fixed report uses the exported dataset, states its coverage and includes calculated sample statistics. It is not an automated daily news service.

Sources and corrections

Our methodology explains collection and sampling. To query an explanation, email [email protected] with the page, metric and relevant observation time.