UK electricity in July 2016
Day by day: how Great Britain made its electricity in July 2016.
In July 2016, gas made 42% of Britain's electricity, then nuclear (26%). Renewables made 15%, against 14% a year earlier; average carbon intensity 224 g/kWh.
Electricity generated each day, July 2016
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 2016 in total
| Source | Electricity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | 9,612 GWh | 42.4% |
| Nuclear | 5,938 GWh | 26.2% |
| Wind | 1,919 GWh | 8.5% |
| Imports | 1,841 GWh | 8.1% |
| Solar | 1,366 GWh | 6.0% |
| Other | 784 GWh | 3.5% |
| Coal | 783 GWh | 3.5% |
| Pumped storage | 211 GWh | 0.9% |
| Hydro | 206 GWh | 0.9% |
| Renewable (wind, solar, hydro, biomass) | 15.4% | |
| Low carbon (renewable plus nuclear) | 41.6% |
Standout days
- Windiest day122.1 GWh of windSat, 2 July 2016
- Highest wind share18.7%Sat, 2 July 2016
- Sunniest day66.1 GWh of solarTue, 19 July 2016
- Cleanest day158 g/kWh averageSat, 2 July 2016
- Dirtiest day262 g/kWh averageMon, 4 July 2016
Every day
| Day | Total | Wind | Gas | Nuclear | Solar | Carbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 Jul | 738 GWh | 13% | 41% | 22% | 6% | 225 g |
| Sat 2 Jul | 651 GWh | 19% | 29% | 27% | 8% | 158 g |
| Sun 3 Jul | 655 GWh | 11% | 35% | 28% | 9% | 186 g |
| Mon 4 Jul | 765 GWh | 5% | 47% | 25% | 5% | 262 g |
| Tue 5 Jul | 762 GWh | 10% | 42% | 25% | 6% | 233 g |
| Wed 6 Jul | 770 GWh | 5% | 47% | 24% | 7% | 256 g |
| Thu 7 Jul | 766 GWh | 8% | 45% | 24% | 5% | 240 g |
| Fri 8 Jul | 742 GWh | 13% | 40% | 25% | 6% | 215 g |
| Sat 9 Jul | 661 GWh | 14% | 36% | 29% | 5% | 187 g |
| Sun 10 Jul | 649 GWh | 16% | 30% | 31% | 6% | 170 g |
| Mon 11 Jul | 742 GWh | 16% | 35% | 27% | 5% | 193 g |
| Tue 12 Jul | 776 GWh | 6% | 45% | 26% | 5% | 241 g |
| Wed 13 Jul | 768 GWh | 6% | 43% | 26% | 6% | 239 g |
| Thu 14 Jul | 768 GWh | 4% | 44% | 26% | 7% | 248 g |
| Fri 15 Jul | 754 GWh | 11% | 42% | 26% | 4% | 220 g |
| Sat 16 Jul | 673 GWh | 15% | 34% | 30% | 6% | 177 g |
| Sun 17 Jul | 662 GWh | 11% | 37% | 30% | 8% | 194 g |
| Mon 18 Jul | 790 GWh | 5% | 44% | 25% | 8% | 245 g |
| Tue 19 Jul | 800 GWh | 5% | 43% | 25% | 8% | 252 g |
| Wed 20 Jul | 807 GWh | 9% | 43% | 25% | 6% | 230 g |
| Thu 21 Jul | 783 GWh | 4% | 47% | 25% | 5% | 259 g |
| Fri 22 Jul | 773 GWh | 4% | 50% | 24% | 6% | 260 g |
| Sat 23 Jul | 688 GWh | 3% | 46% | 27% | 8% | 223 g |
| Sun 24 Jul | 661 GWh | 5% | 44% | 28% | 5% | 230 g |
| Mon 25 Jul | 742 GWh | 9% | 44% | 25% | 6% | 229 g |
| Tue 26 Jul | 758 GWh | 5% | 49% | 25% | 4% | 254 g |
| Wed 27 Jul | 751 GWh | 9% | 44% | 25% | 5% | 226 g |
| Thu 28 Jul | 752 GWh | 4% | 50% | 25% | 4% | 254 g |
| Fri 29 Jul | 744 GWh | 6% | 49% | 26% | 5% | 241 g |
| Sat 30 Jul | 672 GWh | 6% | 44% | 29% | 6% | 211 g |
| Sun 31 Jul | 638 GWh | 9% | 40% | 30% | 7% | 199 g |