UK electricity in July 2017
Day by day: how Great Britain made its electricity in July 2017.
In July 2017, gas made 39% of Britain's electricity, then nuclear (24%). Renewables made 19%, against 15% a year earlier; average carbon intensity 208 g/kWh.
Electricity generated each day, July 2017
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 2017 in total
| Source | Electricity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | 8,734 GWh | 38.8% |
| Nuclear | 5,466 GWh | 24.3% |
| Wind | 2,684 GWh | 11.9% |
| Imports | 2,079 GWh | 9.2% |
| Solar | 1,394 GWh | 6.2% |
| Other | 1,328 GWh | 5.9% |
| Coal | 416 GWh | 1.8% |
| Pumped storage | 233 GWh | 1.0% |
| Hydro | 165 GWh | 0.7% |
| Renewable (wind, solar, hydro, biomass) | 18.9% | |
| Low carbon (renewable plus nuclear) | 43.2% |
Standout days
- Windiest day164.6 GWh of windFri, 28 July 2017
- Highest wind share22.7%Fri, 28 July 2017
- Sunniest day69.7 GWh of solarSun, 2 July 2017
- Cleanest day153 g/kWh averageSun, 30 July 2017
- Dirtiest day271 g/kWh averageTue, 11 July 2017
Every day
| Day | Total | Wind | Gas | Nuclear | Solar | Carbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 Jul | 664 GWh | 16% | 33% | 28% | 8% | 178 g |
| Sun 2 Jul | 655 GWh | 16% | 30% | 28% | 11% | 167 g |
| Mon 3 Jul | 754 GWh | 11% | 43% | 24% | 7% | 217 g |
| Tue 4 Jul | 771 GWh | 5% | 46% | 23% | 5% | 264 g |
| Wed 5 Jul | 778 GWh | 3% | 47% | 22% | 8% | 254 g |
| Thu 6 Jul | 795 GWh | 6% | 46% | 22% | 7% | 245 g |
| Fri 7 Jul | 775 GWh | 7% | 46% | 22% | 6% | 244 g |
| Sat 8 Jul | 678 GWh | 8% | 38% | 24% | 9% | 212 g |
| Sun 9 Jul | 661 GWh | 8% | 38% | 25% | 8% | 215 g |
| Mon 10 Jul | 760 GWh | 4% | 49% | 21% | 6% | 263 g |
| Tue 11 Jul | 775 GWh | 5% | 49% | 21% | 3% | 271 g |
| Wed 12 Jul | 766 GWh | 8% | 45% | 21% | 7% | 227 g |
| Thu 13 Jul | 752 GWh | 8% | 44% | 22% | 6% | 228 g |
| Fri 14 Jul | 739 GWh | 15% | 38% | 22% | 6% | 198 g |
| Sat 15 Jul | 659 GWh | 18% | 33% | 26% | 4% | 187 g |
| Sun 16 Jul | 655 GWh | 14% | 34% | 26% | 6% | 189 g |
| Mon 17 Jul | 755 GWh | 9% | 41% | 23% | 9% | 220 g |
| Tue 18 Jul | 771 GWh | 13% | 40% | 23% | 8% | 220 g |
| Wed 19 Jul | 776 GWh | 18% | 36% | 22% | 3% | 207 g |
| Thu 20 Jul | 741 GWh | 13% | 38% | 24% | 6% | 210 g |
| Fri 21 Jul | 743 GWh | 19% | 35% | 24% | 4% | 180 g |
| Sat 22 Jul | 674 GWh | 14% | 36% | 27% | 6% | 185 g |
| Sun 23 Jul | 652 GWh | 9% | 39% | 29% | 6% | 203 g |
| Mon 24 Jul | 740 GWh | 12% | 40% | 25% | 5% | 207 g |
| Tue 25 Jul | 756 GWh | 5% | 46% | 24% | 6% | 233 g |
| Wed 26 Jul | 745 GWh | 18% | 35% | 25% | 4% | 195 g |
| Thu 27 Jul | 740 GWh | 18% | 32% | 25% | 6% | 176 g |
| Fri 28 Jul | 727 GWh | 23% | 28% | 25% | 4% | 163 g |
| Sat 29 Jul | 665 GWh | 19% | 29% | 28% | 5% | 158 g |
| Sun 30 Jul | 646 GWh | 17% | 27% | 29% | 8% | 153 g |
| Mon 31 Jul | 730 GWh | 16% | 33% | 26% | 7% | 177 g |