Great Britain generation map
Where Great Britain generates electricity.
Power stations use wind, sunlight, water and fuels to generate electricity. Their installed capacity describes how much they can produce, rather than their output at this moment.
Power stations
Power stations in Great Britain
Stations recorded for major power producers; not every generating site. Locations do not indicate current output.
Power station records are currently unavailable.
No station locations or capacity figures can be shown at the moment.
Map boundaries: Office for National Statistics. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
The grid, in numbers
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Follow electricity demand across Great Britain. Spot the peaks, compare the latest readings and see the daily pattern take shape.
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