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So should its data. gridwatt turns Britain's live electricity telemetry into something anyone can read — no market accounts, no jargon, no paywalls.

01What we watch

Carbon, live

How clean the grid is right now, in grams of CO₂ per kWh — no lag, no spin.

The mix

Wind, solar, gas, nuclear, biomass — who's carrying the load, minute by minute.

Demand & price

Real-time national demand and wholesale prices, straight from the market.

Border flows

Electrons crossing the Channel and the North Sea — imports, exports, and why.

5min

Every dial refreshes at the cadence of the grid itself. If the wind picks up off Dogger Bank, you'll see it before the kettle boils.

02Why it exists

Open by default

Public-domain code. Audit it, fork it, improve it.

Never stale

Every number refreshed from official feeds, every few minutes.

Climate first

Built to make the clean-energy transition impossible to ignore.

"Coal is gone. Wind leads. Demand is electrifying. The fastest energy transition in British history is happening right now — and most people can't see it."

The data describing this transformation is buried in market systems built for traders. gridwatt digs it out and puts it in plain sight — for researchers, journalists, policymakers, and anyone who pays an electricity bill.

03The receipts

Elexon Insights (BMRS)

Transmission-connected generation, interconnector flows and wholesale pricing.

Carbon Intensity API

Real-time grams of CO₂ per kWh from NESO & the University of Oxford.

NESO Data Portal

Estimates for embedded solar and wind on the local distribution network.

Help build the dashboard the UK deserves

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