UK electricity in July 2020
Day by day: how Great Britain made its electricity in July 2020.
In July 2020, gas made 39% of Britain's electricity, then wind (20%). Renewables made 36%, against 29% a year earlier; average carbon intensity 174 g/kWh.
Electricity generated each day, July 2020
GWh a day
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- Nuclear
- Gas
- Hydro
- Imports
- Biomass
- Pumped storage
- Wind
- Solar
- Other
Share of electricity, by source
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Carbon intensity
g CO₂ per kWh, daily average
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July 2020 in total
| Source | Electricity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | 8,264 GWh | 39.1% |
| Wind | 4,231 GWh | 20.0% |
| Nuclear | 3,866 GWh | 18.3% |
| Biomass | 1,675 GWh | 7.9% |
| Solar | 1,456 GWh | 6.9% |
| Imports | 1,137 GWh | 5.4% |
| Hydro | 289 GWh | 1.4% |
| Other | 112 GWh | 0.5% |
| Pumped storage | 80.4 GWh | 0.4% |
| Renewable (wind, solar, hydro, biomass) | 36.2% | |
| Low carbon (renewable plus nuclear) | 54.6% |
Standout days
- Windiest day305.6 GWh of windSun, 5 July 2020
- Highest wind share46.9%Sun, 5 July 2020
- Sunniest day71.6 GWh of solarSun, 12 July 2020
- Cleanest day70 g/kWh averageSun, 5 July 2020
- Dirtiest day246 g/kWh averageWed, 8 July 2020
Every day
| Day | Total | Wind | Gas | Nuclear | Solar | Carbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 Jul | 705 GWh | 12% | 48% | 17% | 6% | 211 g |
| Thu 2 Jul | 729 GWh | 10% | 53% | 17% | 6% | 227 g |
| Fri 3 Jul | 661 GWh | 33% | 28% | 19% | 5% | 135 g |
| Sat 4 Jul | 611 GWh | 37% | 22% | 21% | 4% | 102 g |
| Sun 5 Jul | 652 GWh | 47% | 16% | 19% | 10% | 70 g |
| Mon 6 Jul | 678 GWh | 35% | 25% | 18% | 8% | 113 g |
| Tue 7 Jul | 698 GWh | 12% | 49% | 18% | 5% | 208 g |
| Wed 8 Jul | 727 GWh | 7% | 58% | 17% | 3% | 246 g |
| Thu 9 Jul | 742 GWh | 18% | 49% | 17% | 3% | 205 g |
| Fri 10 Jul | 703 GWh | 19% | 41% | 18% | 8% | 183 g |
| Sat 11 Jul | 608 GWh | 17% | 34% | 21% | 10% | 159 g |
| Sun 12 Jul | 596 GWh | 13% | 31% | 21% | 12% | 158 g |
| Mon 13 Jul | 692 GWh | 22% | 40% | 18% | 6% | 176 g |
| Tue 14 Jul | 705 GWh | 14% | 48% | 18% | 6% | 208 g |
| Wed 15 Jul | 735 GWh | 12% | 53% | 17% | 4% | 228 g |
| Thu 16 Jul | 726 GWh | 17% | 47% | 17% | 6% | 201 g |
| Fri 17 Jul | 707 GWh | 18% | 43% | 17% | 8% | 187 g |
| Sat 18 Jul | 617 GWh | 21% | 29% | 20% | 7% | 149 g |
| Sun 19 Jul | 603 GWh | 19% | 27% | 20% | 9% | 141 g |
| Mon 20 Jul | 692 GWh | 11% | 44% | 18% | 9% | 195 g |
| Tue 21 Jul | 709 GWh | 5% | 52% | 18% | 8% | 232 g |
| Wed 22 Jul | 706 GWh | 12% | 45% | 18% | 8% | 206 g |
| Thu 23 Jul | 719 GWh | 15% | 46% | 18% | 6% | 206 g |
| Fri 24 Jul | 681 GWh | 11% | 48% | 18% | 6% | 214 g |
| Sat 25 Jul | 613 GWh | 28% | 28% | 20% | 5% | 134 g |
| Sun 26 Jul | 599 GWh | 32% | 24% | 20% | 8% | 116 g |
| Mon 27 Jul | 673 GWh | 34% | 30% | 18% | 4% | 137 g |
| Tue 28 Jul | 689 GWh | 36% | 26% | 17% | 8% | 124 g |
| Wed 29 Jul | 696 GWh | 20% | 39% | 18% | 9% | 176 g |
| Thu 30 Jul | 710 GWh | 13% | 44% | 18% | 9% | 203 g |
| Fri 31 Jul | 729 GWh | 30% | 30% | 17% | 9% | 143 g |