UK Wind Power Today

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

Latest static snapshot: wind 7.8 GW, renewable share 63%, gas 6.9 GW and carbon intensity 114 gCO₂/kWh.

Latest GB electricity snapshot

Snapshot timestamp: 2026-06-08 11:30:00 UTC. Source freshness: Elexon FUELINST/BMRS + ESO + PV Live (live).

  • Demand: 24.8 GW
  • Visible generation: 28.2 GW
  • Carbon intensity: 114 gCO₂/kWh (moderate)
  • Renewable share: 63%
  • Gas share: 25%
  • Wind: 7.8 GW
  • Solar: 7.9 GW
  • Nuclear: 3.0 GW
  • Imports/exports: 7.0 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.

Wind is often the biggest swing source in the GB electricity mix. When wind output rises, renewable share tends to improve and gas generation can fall if demand and interconnector flows allow it.

Recent report context: Highest average wind output was about 11.9 GW on Thursday 4 June.

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