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🚨Another Big Feature Request!🚨 Light mode is here! This has again has been another huge request, our light mode never truly worked properly. Now the time has been taken and it has been implemented throughout all pages on the site.
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3 Days in a row over £30m in balancing costs. £35.19m in provisional net payments to balance Great Britain's electricity grid on 26 Oct 2026. Payments to adjust electricity supply and demand. Elexon Balancing Mechanism data; may be revised. Other balancing costs excluded.
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GB grid | 26 Oct 2026 (UK day) Demand 856.3 GWh (est.) Peak 43.52 GW at 17:30 UK Avg supply: renewables 62.1%, wind 51.2%, solar 1.1%, nuclear 14.9%. Avg carbon 81 gCO2/kWh (actual)
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⚡ UK Grid Live — 26 Oct 21:30–22:00 UK · estimate · forecast wind 🌱 Renewables: 66% of estimated domestic output 💨 Carbon: 79 gCO₂/kWh 💷 APX spot: £135/MWh ⚡ Grid Score: 7/10 ⚙ Estimated GB demand: 32.05 GW 🔗 ukgridlive.co.uk
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Grid & flood snapshot | 26 Oct 2026, 14:53 GMT GB estimates (14:00-14:30 GMT): demand 39.2 GW; renewables 70.7%. Wind 20.8, solar 1.1, nuclear 5.1 GW; net imports 4.6 GW. England & Wales floods: 0 severe, 6 warnings, 69 alerts.
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£34.47m in provisional net payments to balance Great Britain's electricity grid on 25 Oct 2026. Payments to adjust electricity supply and demand. Elexon Balancing Mechanism data; may be revised. Other balancing costs excluded. ukgridlive.co.uk/balancing-c…
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September 2026 £505,347,350.02 30/30 days October 2026 £399,656,976.06 21/31 days Is October going to be more than September?
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GB grid | 25 Oct 2026 (UK day) Demand 807.4 GWh (est.) Peak 39.29 GW at 17:30 UK Avg supply: renewables 61.9%, wind 51.9%, solar 4.5%, nuclear 16.3%. Avg carbon 72 gCO2/kWh (actual) ukgridlive.co.uk/
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💨 UK wind farm status board (08:15) ⚡ 11.41 GW live across 42 tracked farms ⚠️ 5 farms constrained or shut down 🔗 ukgridlive.co.uk/wind-farms ukgridlive.co.uk/wind-farms?…
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💨 UK wind farm status board (21:00) ⚡ 15.33 GW live across 42 tracked farms ⚠️ 5 farms constrained or shut down 🔗 ukgridlive.co.uk/wind-farms ukgridlive.co.uk/wind-farms?…

UK Wind Farms Live Map — Output, Capacity & Status | UK Grid Live

Live UK wind farms map with offshore and onshore output, capacity, status, and regional context to track how major GB wind sites are performing now.

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50 Flood alerts are still in place this morning. 9 Warnings are also in place.
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Provisional balancing costs for 24th October.
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127 flood alerts on the page currently 👀
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Currently 33 flood alerts and 1 Flood warning. The page has held up quite well the last 24 hours.
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💨 UK wind farm status board (13:30) ⚡ 17.27 GW live across 42 tracked farms ⚠️ 5 farms constrained or shut down 🔗 ukgridlive.co.uk/wind-farms ukgridlive.co.uk/wind-farms?…

UK Wind Farms Live Map — Output, Capacity & Status | UK Grid Live

Live UK wind farms map with offshore and onshore output, capacity, status, and regional context to track how major GB wind sites are performing now.

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And so it begins... 🟠 UK curtailment now (14:15) 🟠 Seagreen: 845 MW | 25 mph 🟠 Neart na Gaoithe: 282 MW | 31 mph 🟠 South Kyle Wind Farm: 122 MW | 27 mph 🟠 Crystal Rig: 93 MW | 23 mph ukgridlive.co.uk/wind-farms?…

UK Wind Farms Live Map — Output, Capacity & Status | UK Grid Live

Live UK wind farms map with offshore and onshore output, capacity, status, and regional context to track how major GB wind sites are performing now.

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Flood risk page seems to have held up pretty well! Going to be an interesting stress test for it this week! If you noticed any bugs please either email us or DM us!
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You can check out our flood page below👇 ukgridlive.co.uk/flood

UK Flood & River Risk Live | UK Grid Live

Live local flood warnings, alerts and river level monitoring from Environment Agency data.

ukgridlive.co.uk
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Our wind forecast is looking incredibly strong. This will be a great test for our Wind page to see if we are accurate tracking curtailments and speeds.
Met Office
@metofficeOct 22
⚠️ Yellow weather warning issued ⚠️ Wind across Scotland and parts of northern England Saturday 1800 – Sunday 2100 Latest info 👉 bit.ly/WxWarning Stay #WeatherAware⚠️
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Our flood page has an update 🌧️ 🗺️ Rapid Flood Guidance maps when issued 📅 6–30-day flood outlook 📍 Live alerts and five-day forecasts ukgridlive.co.uk/flood

UK Flood & River Risk Live | UK Grid Live

Live local flood warnings, alerts and river level monitoring from Environment Agency data.

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