UK electricity in July 2015
Day by day: how Great Britain made its electricity in July 2015.
In July 2015, gas made 31% of Britain's electricity, then nuclear (23%). Renewables made 14%, against 8% a year earlier; average carbon intensity 322 g/kWh.
Electricity generated each day, July 2015
GWh a day
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- Nuclear
- Gas
- Hydro
- Imports
- Pumped storage
- Wind
- Solar
- Coal
- Other
Share of electricity, by source
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Carbon intensity
g CO₂ per kWh, daily average
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July 2015 in total
| Source | Electricity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | 7,195 GWh | 31.0% |
| Nuclear | 5,380 GWh | 23.2% |
| Coal | 4,436 GWh | 19.1% |
| Imports | 2,140 GWh | 9.2% |
| Wind | 2,055 GWh | 8.9% |
| Solar | 949 GWh | 4.1% |
| Other | 556 GWh | 2.4% |
| Hydro | 289 GWh | 1.2% |
| Pumped storage | 205 GWh | 0.9% |
| Renewable (wind, solar, hydro, biomass) | 14.2% | |
| Low carbon (renewable plus nuclear) | 37.4% |
Standout days
- Windiest day145.7 GWh of windFri, 17 July 2015
- Highest wind share19.2%Fri, 17 July 2015
- Sunniest day45.3 GWh of solarFri, 3 July 2015
- Cleanest day270 g/kWh averageSun, 12 July 2015
- Dirtiest day377 g/kWh averageTue, 14 July 2015
Every day
| Day | Total | Wind | Gas | Nuclear | Solar | Carbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 Jul | 836 GWh | 10% | 29% | 22% | 4% | 340 g |
| Thu 2 Jul | 813 GWh | 5% | 37% | 22% | 3% | 363 g |
| Fri 3 Jul | 781 GWh | 6% | 33% | 23% | 6% | 350 g |
| Sat 4 Jul | 696 GWh | 14% | 23% | 26% | 6% | 286 g |
| Sun 5 Jul | 673 GWh | 5% | 29% | 27% | 4% | 341 g |
| Mon 6 Jul | 769 GWh | 8% | 34% | 24% | 4% | 318 g |
| Tue 7 Jul | 771 GWh | 14% | 30% | 24% | 4% | 288 g |
| Wed 8 Jul | 777 GWh | 14% | 30% | 24% | 3% | 295 g |
| Thu 9 Jul | 768 GWh | 4% | 35% | 23% | 6% | 340 g |
| Fri 10 Jul | 776 GWh | 6% | 34% | 23% | 6% | 317 g |
| Sat 11 Jul | 679 GWh | 11% | 31% | 25% | 5% | 274 g |
| Sun 12 Jul | 667 GWh | 13% | 28% | 26% | 4% | 270 g |
| Mon 13 Jul | 788 GWh | 6% | 40% | 22% | 2% | 347 g |
| Tue 14 Jul | 804 GWh | 3% | 40% | 21% | 2% | 377 g |
| Wed 15 Jul | 791 GWh | 3% | 37% | 22% | 4% | 370 g |
| Thu 16 Jul | 785 GWh | 7% | 33% | 22% | 4% | 348 g |
| Fri 17 Jul | 758 GWh | 19% | 21% | 23% | 4% | 284 g |
| Sat 18 Jul | 666 GWh | 17% | 18% | 26% | 6% | 271 g |
| Sun 19 Jul | 653 GWh | 10% | 23% | 27% | 6% | 305 g |
| Mon 20 Jul | 768 GWh | 9% | 32% | 23% | 3% | 346 g |
| Tue 21 Jul | 771 GWh | 13% | 29% | 23% | 5% | 302 g |
| Wed 22 Jul | 776 GWh | 6% | 34% | 22% | 3% | 355 g |
| Thu 23 Jul | 774 GWh | 8% | 32% | 21% | 4% | 332 g |
| Fri 24 Jul | 775 GWh | 4% | 40% | 21% | 1% | 359 g |
| Sat 25 Jul | 665 GWh | 9% | 27% | 25% | 5% | 294 g |
| Sun 26 Jul | 664 GWh | 11% | 26% | 26% | 2% | 296 g |
| Mon 27 Jul | 749 GWh | 12% | 29% | 22% | 3% | 298 g |
| Tue 28 Jul | 754 GWh | 9% | 30% | 21% | 3% | 328 g |
| Wed 29 Jul | 760 GWh | 9% | 30% | 21% | 4% | 335 g |
| Thu 30 Jul | 760 GWh | 5% | 32% | 22% | 5% | 341 g |
| Fri 31 Jul | 741 GWh | 7% | 28% | 23% | 5% | 321 g |