UK electricity in July 2022
Day by day: how Great Britain made its electricity in July 2022.
In July 2022, gas made 44% of Britain's electricity, then wind (19%). Renewables made 33%, against 27% a year earlier; average carbon intensity 208 g/kWh.
Electricity generated each day, July 2022
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 2022 in total
| Source | Electricity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | 10.1 TWh | 43.5% |
| Wind | 4,406 GWh | 19.0% |
| Nuclear | 3,551 GWh | 15.3% |
| Solar | 1,772 GWh | 7.6% |
| Biomass | 1,360 GWh | 5.9% |
| Imports | 1,063 GWh | 4.6% |
| Coal | 390 GWh | 1.7% |
| Other | 252 GWh | 1.1% |
| Hydro | 190 GWh | 0.8% |
| Pumped storage | 122 GWh | 0.5% |
| Renewable (wind, solar, hydro, biomass) | 33.3% | |
| Low carbon (renewable plus nuclear) | 48.6% |
Standout days
- Windiest day314.5 GWh of windSun, 24 July 2022
- Highest wind share45.5%Sun, 24 July 2022
- Sunniest day83.4 GWh of solarSun, 10 July 2022
- Cleanest day102 g/kWh averageSun, 24 July 2022
- Dirtiest day260 g/kWh averageFri, 29 July 2022
Every day
| Day | Total | Wind | Gas | Nuclear | Solar | Carbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 Jul | 757 GWh | 14% | 50% | 16% | 7% | 231 g |
| Sat 2 Jul | 718 GWh | 27% | 40% | 17% | 7% | 171 g |
| Sun 3 Jul | 688 GWh | 21% | 42% | 18% | 8% | 186 g |
| Mon 4 Jul | 788 GWh | 33% | 35% | 15% | 7% | 155 g |
| Tue 5 Jul | 768 GWh | 16% | 45% | 15% | 8% | 214 g |
| Wed 6 Jul | 789 GWh | 36% | 31% | 14% | 6% | 153 g |
| Thu 7 Jul | 794 GWh | 26% | 40% | 14% | 8% | 181 g |
| Fri 8 Jul | 784 GWh | 17% | 45% | 14% | 10% | 212 g |
| Sat 9 Jul | 716 GWh | 19% | 39% | 15% | 11% | 178 g |
| Sun 10 Jul | 674 GWh | 8% | 43% | 16% | 12% | 201 g |
| Mon 11 Jul | 778 GWh | 13% | 48% | 14% | 10% | 238 g |
| Tue 12 Jul | 800 GWh | 23% | 42% | 14% | 5% | 206 g |
| Wed 13 Jul | 799 GWh | 19% | 41% | 14% | 9% | 212 g |
| Thu 14 Jul | 772 GWh | 11% | 47% | 15% | 9% | 229 g |
| Fri 15 Jul | 763 GWh | 16% | 47% | 16% | 8% | 216 g |
| Sat 16 Jul | 712 GWh | 8% | 48% | 17% | 11% | 215 g |
| Sun 17 Jul | 699 GWh | 18% | 43% | 18% | 10% | 189 g |
| Mon 18 Jul | 807 GWh | 13% | 46% | 15% | 9% | 218 g |
| Tue 19 Jul | 836 GWh | 20% | 44% | 14% | 8% | 208 g |
| Wed 20 Jul | 794 GWh | 23% | 42% | 15% | 6% | 195 g |
| Thu 21 Jul | 774 GWh | 15% | 49% | 15% | 5% | 230 g |
| Fri 22 Jul | 736 GWh | 6% | 54% | 15% | 5% | 255 g |
| Sat 23 Jul | 683 GWh | 24% | 40% | 16% | 7% | 198 g |
| Sun 24 Jul | 692 GWh | 45% | 20% | 17% | 8% | 102 g |
| Mon 25 Jul | 763 GWh | 36% | 31% | 15% | 5% | 165 g |
| Tue 26 Jul | 741 GWh | 15% | 45% | 15% | 6% | 226 g |
| Wed 27 Jul | 717 GWh | 5% | 52% | 15% | 7% | 259 g |
| Thu 28 Jul | 748 GWh | 12% | 52% | 15% | 5% | 258 g |
| Fri 29 Jul | 760 GWh | 10% | 51% | 15% | 8% | 260 g |
| Sat 30 Jul | 688 GWh | 21% | 47% | 16% | 5% | 231 g |
| Sun 31 Jul | 670 GWh | 17% | 50% | 17% | 6% | 244 g |