British Electricity Tracker

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Posts about the energy transition. Support us via http://patreon.com/MyGridGB. Contact for advocacy at http://uk.linkedin.com/in/afcrossland. With help from Durham University Energy Institute

British electricity mix at 8pm on 5th Aug 2026 🔥 Gas 21.6% Biomass 15.9% 🍃 Wind 45.7% Solar 0.9% Hydro 0.9% ⚛️ Nuclear 13.7% 🪫 Storage 1.2% 🔌 Generation 29GW ⬅️ Exports 3.2 GW Carbon intensity 119 gCO2e/kWh Britain is a net exporter this half hour

British electricity mix at 8pm on 5th Aug 2026 🔥 Gas 18.2% Biomass 14.2% 🍃 Wind 47.9% Solar 3.1% Hydro 0.9% ⚛️ Nuclear 13.6% 🔋 Storage 2.2% 🔌 Generation 29GW ⬅️ Exports 3.0 GW Carbon intensity 101 gCO2e/kWh Britain is a net exporter this half hour

British electricity mix at 8pm on 5th Aug 2026 🔥 Gas 18.2% Biomass 14.2% 🍃 Wind 47.9% Solar 3.1% Hydro 0.9% ⚛️ Nuclear 13.6% 🔋 Storage 2.2% 🔌 Generation 29GW ⬅️ Exports 3.0 GW Carbon intensity 101 gCO2e/kWh Britain is a net exporter this half hour

British electricity mix at 6pm on 5th Aug 2026 🔥Gas 12.1% Biomass 11.9% 🍃Wind 47.3% Solar 12.4% Hydro 0.7% ⚛️Nuclear 12.9% ➡️Imports 2.7% Other 0.0% 🪫Storage 0.0% 🔌Generation 31GW Carbon intensity 101 gCO2e/kWh Target for 2030 is a 50-100 gCO2e/kWh annual average

British electricity mix at 3pm on 5th Aug 2026 🔥Gas 6.8% Biomass 4.3% 🍃Wind 35.2% Solar 30.2% Hydro 0.3% ⚛️Nuclear 12.2% ➡️Imports 10.9% Other 0.0% 🪫Storage 0.0% 🔌Generation 32GW 🌍Carbon intensity 75 gCO2e/kWh Gas use very low

British electricity mix at 11am on 5th Aug 2026 🔥Gas 4.5% Biomass 4.9% 🍃Wind 34.5% Solar 26.8% Hydro 0.2% ⚛️Nuclear 11.9% ➡️Imports 17.1% Other 0.0% 🪫Storage 0.0% 🔌Generation 33GW 🌍Carbon intensity 73 gCO2e/kWh Gas use very low

British electricity mix at 8am on 5th Aug 2026 🔥Gas 7.6% Biomass 11.5% 🍃Wind 50.1% Solar 7.3% Hydro 0.5% ⚛️Nuclear 14.8% ➡️Imports 8.2% Other 0.0% 🪫Storage 0.0% 🔌Generation 27GW 🌍Carbon intensity 88 gCO2e/kWh Gas use very low

British electricity mix at 3am on 5th Aug 2026 🔥Gas 13.2% Biomass 11.9% 🍃Wind 49.2% Solar 0.0% Hydro 0.7% ⚛️Nuclear 17.5% ➡️Imports 6.6% Other 0.0% 🪫Storage 1.0% 🔌Generation 23GW Carbon intensity 101 gCO2e/kWh Target for 2030 is a 50-100 gCO2e/kWh annual average

British electricity mix at 11pm on 4th Aug 2026 🔥Gas 24.6% Biomass 14.3% 🍃Wind 39.4% Solar 0.0% Hydro 0.7% ⚛️Nuclear 14.8% ➡️Imports 5.3% Other 0.0% 🪫Storage 0.8% 🔌Generation 27GW Carbon intensity 161 gCO2e/kWh Target for 2030 is a 50-100 gCO2e/kWh annual average

British electricity mix at 9pm on 4th Aug 2026 🔥Gas 30.1% Biomass 11.3% 🍃Wind 37.1% Solar 0.0% Hydro 0.7% ⚛️Nuclear 13.3% ➡️Imports 6.9% Other 0.0% 🪫Storage 0.6% 🔌Generation 30GW Carbon intensity 182gCO2e/kWh below target of annual average 50-100 gCO2e/kWh by 2030

British electricity mix at 8pm on 4th Aug 2026 🔥Gas 30.0% Biomass 13.9% 🍃Wind 32.4% Solar 0.8% Hydro 0.8% ⚛️Nuclear 13.0% ➡️Imports 7.5% Other 0.0% 🔋Storage 1.5% 🔌Generation 30GW Carbon intensity 188gCO2e/kWh below target of annual average 50-100 gCO2e/kWh by 2030

British electricity mix at 7pm on 4th Aug 2026 🔥Gas 30.9% Biomass 14.6% 🍃Wind 27.3% Solar 4.6% Hydro 0.8% ⚛️Nuclear 12.5% ➡️Imports 6.5% Other 0.0% 🔋Storage 2.9% 🔌Generation 32GW Carbon intensity 194gCO2e/kWh below target of annual average 50-100 gCO2e/kWh by 2030

British electricity mix at 6pm on 4th Aug 2026 🔥Gas 28.4% Biomass 10.7% 🍃Wind 27.2% Solar 9.7% Hydro 0.6% ⚛️Nuclear 12.1% ➡️Imports 11.0% Other 0.0% 🪫Storage 0.3% 🔌Generation 33GW Carbon intensity 174gCO2e/kWh below target of annual average 50-100 gCO2e/kWh by 2030

British electricity mix at 3pm on 4th Aug 2026 🔥Gas 15.1% Biomass 9.7% 🍃Wind 24.3% Solar 23.1% Hydro 0.3% ⚛️Nuclear 11.9% ➡️Imports 15.5% Other 0.0% 🪫Storage 0.1% 🔌Generation 33GW Carbon intensity 123gCO2e/kWh below target of annual average 50-100 gCO2e/kWh by 2030

British electricity mix at 11am on 4th Aug 2026 🔥Gas 16.2% Biomass 10.4% ☀️Wind 17.6% Solar 20.4% Hydro 0.3% ⚛️Nuclear 12.2% ➡️Imports 22.8% Other 0.0% 🪫Storage 0.1% 🔌Generation 32GW Carbon intensity 140gCO2e/kWh below target of annual average 50-100 gCO2e/kWh by 2030

British electricity mix at 8am on 4th Aug 2026 🔥Gas 30.3% Biomass 13.0% 🍃Wind 20.2% Solar 6.1% Hydro 0.8% ⚛️Nuclear 13.1% ➡️Imports 16.6% Other 0.0% 🪫Storage 0.0% 🔌Generation 29GW Carbon intensity 201gCO2e/kWh below target of annual average 50-100 gCO2e/kWh by 2030

British electricity mix at 3am on 4th Aug 2026 🔥Gas 39.3% Biomass 13.2% 🍃Wind 26.6% Solar 0.0% Hydro 0.5% ⚛️Nuclear 15.8% ➡️Imports 4.7% Other 0.0% 🪫Storage 0.0% 🔌Generation 23GW Carbon intensity 228gCO2e/kWh below target of annual average 50-100 gCO2e/kWh by 2030

British electricity mix at 11pm on 3rd Aug 2026 🔥Gas 36.6% Biomass 12.5% 🍃Wind 27.2% Solar 0.0% Hydro 0.7% ⚛️Nuclear 14.7% ➡️Imports 8.3% Other 0.0% 🪫Storage 0.0% 🔌Generation 24GW Carbon intensity 215gCO2e/kWh below target of annual average 50-100 gCO2e/kWh by 2030

British electricity mix at 9pm on 3rd Aug 2026 🔥Gas 37.3% Biomass 12.1% 🍃Wind 25.0% Solar 0.0% Hydro 0.9% ⚛️Nuclear 12.5% ➡️Imports 11.0% Other 0.0% 🪫Storage 1.2% 🔌Generation 29GW Carbon intensity 225gCO2e/kWh below target of annual average 50-100 gCO2e/kWh by 2030

British electricity mix at 8pm on 3rd Aug 2026 🔥Gas 38.8% Biomass 13.1% 🍃Wind 23.0% Solar 0.8% Hydro 0.9% ⚛️Nuclear 12.2% ➡️Imports 9.8% Other 0.0% 🔋Storage 1.4% 🔌Generation 29GW Carbon intensity 228gCO2e/kWh below target of annual average 50-100 gCO2e/kWh by 2030

British electricity mix at 7pm on 3rd Aug 2026 🔥Gas 36.4% Biomass 13.9% 🍃Wind 22.5% Solar 4.8% Hydro 0.9% ⚛️Nuclear 11.5% ➡️Imports 8.3% Other 0.0% 🔋Storage 1.7% 🔌Generation 31GW Carbon intensity 219gCO2e/kWh below target of annual average 50-100 gCO2e/kWh by 2030

British electricity mix at 6pm on 3rd Aug 2026 🔥Gas 33.3% Biomass 11.7% 🍃Wind 22.2% Solar 10.2% Hydro 0.8% ⚛️Nuclear 10.9% ➡️Imports 9.2% Other 0.0% 🔋Storage 1.6% 🔌Generation 33GW Carbon intensity 202gCO2e/kWh below target of annual average 50-100 gCO2e/kWh by 2030

British electricity mix at 3pm on 3rd Aug 2026 🔥Gas 9.7% Biomass 9.5% ☀️Wind 20.0% Solar 30.6% Hydro 0.7% ⚛️Nuclear 10.5% ➡️Imports 19.0% Other 0.0% 🪫Storage 0.0% 🔌Generation 33GW Carbon intensity 107gCO2e/kWh below target of annual average 50-100 gCO2e/kWh by 2030

British electricity mix at 11am on 3rd Aug 2026 🔥Gas 6.4% Biomass 9.9% ☀️Wind 18.0% Solar 33.0% Hydro 0.4% ⚛️Nuclear 10.2% ➡️Imports 22.1% Other 0.0% 🪫Storage 0.0% 🔌Generation 33GW 🌍Carbon intensity 95gCO2e/kWh above target of annual average 50-100 gCO2e/kWh by 2030

British electricity mix at 8am on 3rd Aug 2026 🔥Gas 19.5% Biomass 11.7% 🍃Wind 18.0% Solar 9.7% Hydro 1.9% ⚛️Nuclear 12.4% ➡️Imports 26.8% Other 0.0% 🪫Storage 0.0% 🔌Generation 27GW Carbon intensity 158gCO2e/kWh below target of annual average 50-100 gCO2e/kWh by 2030

British electricity mix at 3am on 3rd Aug 2026 🔥Gas 25.2% Biomass 13.9% 🍃Wind 23.0% Solar 0.0% Hydro 1.0% ⚛️Nuclear 16.4% ➡️Imports 20.4% Other 0.0% 🪫Storage 0.0% 🔌Generation 21GW Carbon intensity 180gCO2e/kWh below target of annual average 50-100 gCO2e/kWh by 2030

British electricity mix at 11pm on 2nd Aug 2026 🔥Gas 29.4% Biomass 12.0% 🍃Wind 17.6% Solar 0.0% Hydro 1.4% ⚛️Nuclear 14.6% ➡️Imports 24.9% Other 0.0% 🪫Storage 0.0% 🔌Generation 23GW Carbon intensity 207gCO2e/kWh below target of annual average 50-100 gCO2e/kWh by 2030

British electricity mix at 9pm on 2nd Aug 2026 🔥Gas 33.5% Biomass 12.6% 🍃Wind 13.6% Solar 0.0% Hydro 2.1% ⚛️Nuclear 12.9% ➡️Imports 23.7% Other 0.0% 🔋Storage 1.6% 🔌Generation 26GW Carbon intensity 221gCO2e/kWh below target of annual average 50-100 gCO2e/kWh by 2030

British electricity mix at 8pm on 2nd Aug 2026 🔥Gas 33.0% Biomass 16.7% 🍃Wind 12.4% Solar 1.1% Hydro 2.0% ⚛️Nuclear 12.6% ➡️Imports 20.3% Other 0.0% 🔋Storage 1.8% 🔌Generation 27GW Carbon intensity 223gCO2e/kWh below target of annual average 50-100 gCO2e/kWh by 2030

British electricity mix at 7pm on 2nd Aug 2026 🔥Gas 31.4% Biomass 17.9% 🍃Wind 11.5% Solar 5.6% Hydro 1.9% ⚛️Nuclear 12.1% ➡️Imports 17.3% Other 0.0% 🔋Storage 2.3% 🔌Generation 28GW Carbon intensity 219gCO2e/kWh below target of annual average 50-100 gCO2e/kWh by 2030