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A request we have seen a few times is a home page chat? I'd imagine a small pop up on/off chat box. Would you use this? Depending how the vote goes it might be something we could implement on a trial basis.
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It's live today so far on the balancing costs, go and check it out! ukgridlive.co.uk/balancing-c…
UK Grid live@UKgridlive8h
Today's forecast is looking like another £35m+ day. Implementing today's forecast in as we speak, another much requested feature of the new page!
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Pushing a mobile re-work now for the balancing page. This was meant to wait for our complete mobile refresh, which is coming but this one had to come today. Enjoy!
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Today's forecast is looking like another £35m+ day. Implementing today's forecast in as we speak, another much requested feature of the new page!
UK Grid live@UKgridlive16h
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 generation mix | 27 Oct 2026, 19:17 GMT Renewables 55.2% of domestic output. Wind 45.4%, solar 0.0%, nuclear 13.6%. 18:30-19:00 GMT. Includes embedded estimates. ukgridlive.co.uk/
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Flood snapshot | 27 Oct 2026, 13:35 GMT England & Wales: 0 severe warnings, 4 warnings, 34 alerts. Feed snapshot 13:30 GMT. Check official local advice. ukgridlive.co.uk/flood
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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.

ukgridlive.co.uk
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