Interconnectors, explained.
Read the UK’s live imports/exports at a glance.
Live view
Live connectors
Each circuit shown separately. Green indicates import, red indicates export.
Right now
MW + capacity context per link.
What to look for
The story, in 3 signals
- Direction: imports vs exports tells you if the UK is leaning on neighbours or sending surplus.
- Concentration: one dominant link usually means a constraint, outage, or a single market pulling.
- Near capacity: big bars that are “close to cap” can hint at tight conditions and limited headroom.
Green rows are importing into the UK; red rows are exporting. Share is relative to total UK generation right now.
History
Net imports / exports
System interaction summary
When does the UK export?
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Export / import dominance
Monthly dominance heatmap
Dominance is net MWh across each month.
Hover a cell to see net MWh and export share.
Year-to-date
Trade balance
Settled days only, compared with last year.
Export events
Export regimes & drivers
Continuous export periods above threshold.
Primary generation during exports
What powers UK exports?
Export energy apportioned by generation mix.
Per-interconnector export share
Marginal vs average mix
Per interconnector
Annual import / export totals
Totals in MWh, settled intervals only.
Trade by country
Import / export balance by neighbour
Net MWh over the last 12 months, settled data only.
Interesting facts
Computed interconnector facts
Stable, computed observations only.