A LITTLE CLARITY. A BIGGER PICTURE.
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Where Great Britain’s electricity is coming from, updated every half hour.
The figures are Great Britain’s electricity generation mix for the latest half hour, including estimated small-scale generation. Renewable means wind, solar, hydro and biomass.
The map is an illustration of that mix. The bigger a fuel’s share, the more of its sites you see. Sites are real stations and wind farms in approximate places, but they don’t show each site’s own output. Wind speeds are model estimates, not turbine readings. Gas routes are simplified.
Sources: Carbon Intensity API · National Gas · MET Norway, CC BY 4.0 · EirGrid Group Data · How the map works
A BENCHMARK FOR YOUR BILL
GB regional energy benchmarks · Direct Debit · single-rate electricity
Standing charge: 42.92p / day
Standing charge: 30.20p / day
Energy: derived from Ofgem’s regional cap tables; a benchmark for default tariffs, not an average of available deals or a cap on your total bill. Water: select your area separately. England and Wales show company averages; Scotland offers an average or standard Council Tax band charges; Northern Ireland explains its domestic billing arrangements. Water-only figures exclude sewerage. How we calculate these figures →
SMALL TOOLS. USEFUL ANSWERS.
Estimate a yearly and monthly electricity and gas bill from your usage, prefilled with your region’s price-cap rates.
Calculate my bill →Test a unit-rate rise or fall against the energy you expect to use over the next 90 days.
Plan a price change →Put a price on the things you run, from a kettle to business equipment, using its power rating and your unit rate.
Check running costs →Free to use. No sign-up. Calculators run in your browser and use the numbers you enter.
THE SEASON AHEAD
Use the last three complete years of national consumption to plan the next three months.
The starting input is an editable example. Use annual consumption from your bills. This uses the national household pattern; heating systems and individual homes differ.
THREE-MONTH PLANNING ESTIMATE
4,143 kWh
37.7% of the annual usage you entered
Using each historical year separately gives 4,050–4,269 kWh. This range describes those three patterns; it is not a forecast confidence interval.
We average each quarter’s share of annual UK consumption across 2023, 2024 and 2025, then apply that seasonal pattern to your annual usage. The source is quarterly, so we spread consumption evenly across days within each quarter. Monthly bars are allocations, not measured monthly data. Weather, occupancy, efficiency and operating hours can change your actual usage. No future weather or price prediction is included.
Source rows: Domestic. DESNZ Energy Trends 4.1 ↗, published 29 September 2026. Full methodology →
UTILITY PRICE NEWS WATCH
UTILITYPRICES · 11 Oct 2026
By Molly Ashworth
Standing charges apply even on days with no energy use. For October to December 2026, Ofgem’s London electricity cap benchmark includes 42.92p a day with 0% VAT.
Read article →UTILITYPRICES · 11 Oct 2026
By Isla Brookes
Water UK lists Thames Water’s 2026/27 forecast average combined water and sewerage household bill at £658, £19 above the England and Wales average of £639. There is no separate water-only figure for Reading.
Read article →UTILITYPRICES · 11 Oct 2026
By Isla Brookes
Water UK’s forecast average combined household bills for 2026/27 range from £535 a year for Northumbrian Water to £759 for Southern Water in England and Wales.
Read article →Families and businesses across the country will benefit from faster grid connections.
23 Sept 2026 · GOV.UK ANNOUNCEMENTHundreds of thousands of people will save money on their energy bills through £90 million investment into clean, cheaper heating.
27 Aug 2026 · GOV.UK ANNOUNCEMENTFamilies and businesses across the UK are embracing solar power.
Government announcements from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, selected for relevance to bills and attributed to their source. Proposed savings and policy aims are not guaranteed changes to your bill.
LESS JARGON. MORE CONTEXT.
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