UK electricity in July 2019
Day by day: how Great Britain made its electricity in July 2019.
In July 2019, gas made 44% of Britain's electricity, then nuclear (17%). Renewables made 29%, against 22% a year earlier; average carbon intensity 195 g/kWh.
Electricity generated each day, July 2019
GWh a day
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- Nuclear
- Gas
- Hydro
- Imports
- Biomass
- 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 2019 in total
| Source | Electricity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | 9,921 GWh | 44.3% |
| Nuclear | 3,850 GWh | 17.2% |
| Wind | 3,334 GWh | 14.9% |
| Imports | 1,999 GWh | 8.9% |
| Solar | 1,536 GWh | 6.9% |
| Biomass | 1,374 GWh | 6.1% |
| Hydro | 206 GWh | 0.9% |
| Pumped storage | 103 GWh | 0.5% |
| Other | 70.6 GWh | 0.3% |
| Coal | 24.9 GWh | 0.1% |
| Renewable (wind, solar, hydro, biomass) | 28.8% | |
| Low carbon (renewable plus nuclear) | 45.9% |
Standout days
- Windiest day249.4 GWh of windMon, 1 July 2019
- Highest wind share34.0%Mon, 1 July 2019
- Sunniest day71.9 GWh of solarThu, 4 July 2019
- Cleanest day124 g/kWh averageMon, 1 July 2019
- Dirtiest day239 g/kWh averageTue, 9 July 2019
Every day
| Day | Total | Wind | Gas | Nuclear | Solar | Carbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 Jul | 734 GWh | 34% | 27% | 16% | 7% | 124 g |
| Tue 2 Jul | 750 GWh | 15% | 44% | 15% | 8% | 197 g |
| Wed 3 Jul | 761 GWh | 11% | 49% | 15% | 9% | 215 g |
| Thu 4 Jul | 748 GWh | 17% | 43% | 15% | 10% | 190 g |
| Fri 5 Jul | 719 GWh | 15% | 44% | 16% | 9% | 196 g |
| Sat 6 Jul | 666 GWh | 14% | 45% | 18% | 6% | 193 g |
| Sun 7 Jul | 648 GWh | 8% | 47% | 18% | 9% | 207 g |
| Mon 8 Jul | 741 GWh | 5% | 55% | 16% | 7% | 237 g |
| Tue 9 Jul | 750 GWh | 5% | 55% | 16% | 5% | 239 g |
| Wed 10 Jul | 752 GWh | 7% | 53% | 15% | 7% | 231 g |
| Thu 11 Jul | 743 GWh | 8% | 55% | 16% | 7% | 236 g |
| Fri 12 Jul | 728 GWh | 14% | 41% | 16% | 8% | 200 g |
| Sat 13 Jul | 655 GWh | 14% | 41% | 18% | 6% | 188 g |
| Sun 14 Jul | 643 GWh | 9% | 43% | 19% | 7% | 198 g |
| Mon 15 Jul | 743 GWh | 4% | 52% | 17% | 7% | 228 g |
| Tue 16 Jul | 753 GWh | 3% | 51% | 18% | 8% | 230 g |
| Wed 17 Jul | 748 GWh | 15% | 45% | 18% | 6% | 201 g |
| Thu 18 Jul | 734 GWh | 16% | 44% | 18% | 6% | 198 g |
| Fri 19 Jul | 745 GWh | 16% | 48% | 18% | 3% | 209 g |
| Sat 20 Jul | 650 GWh | 26% | 26% | 21% | 8% | 133 g |
| Sun 21 Jul | 619 GWh | 24% | 25% | 22% | 7% | 135 g |
| Mon 22 Jul | 741 GWh | 33% | 29% | 18% | 7% | 131 g |
| Tue 23 Jul | 774 GWh | 17% | 45% | 17% | 9% | 190 g |
| Wed 24 Jul | 782 GWh | 17% | 48% | 17% | 8% | 204 g |
| Thu 25 Jul | 820 GWh | 18% | 48% | 16% | 8% | 206 g |
| Fri 26 Jul | 765 GWh | 13% | 52% | 16% | 5% | 218 g |
| Sat 27 Jul | 678 GWh | 13% | 44% | 17% | 4% | 202 g |
| Sun 28 Jul | 647 GWh | 19% | 37% | 19% | 5% | 167 g |
| Mon 29 Jul | 729 GWh | 9% | 48% | 17% | 8% | 210 g |
| Tue 30 Jul | 732 GWh | 18% | 42% | 18% | 5% | 182 g |
| Wed 31 Jul | 723 GWh | 24% | 36% | 19% | 5% | 157 g |