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How much electricity is Great Britain using right now?

National demand (INDO) is what the transmission grid must supply right now. It is net of embedded generation - rooftop solar and small wind meet demand behind the meter and never show up here.

Right now

That netting is why demand can look surprisingly low on sunny days, and why the all-time low fell on a spring midday rather than the dead of night.