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The wind record continues to tumble 🌬️🌬️🌬️
For the 🌟first time in UK history🌟 we can confirm that wind has produced over 20GW of electricity!!!
We’re waiting on further data to confirm the final figure but it’s clear we have a new record
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Yesterday
#wind
generated 51.0% of GB electricity, more than gas 20.9%, nuclear 15.9%, imports 5.6%, hydro 2.4%, biomass 2.2%, solar 1.8%, coal 0.1%, other 0.0% *excl. non-renewable distributed generation
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Yesterday
#wind
generated 54.1% of GB electricity, more than gas 18.5%, nuclear 14.2%, imports 4.9%, solar 3.1%, hydro 2.8%, biomass 2.5%, coal 0.0%, coal 0.0% *excl. non-renewable distributed generation
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Another record! The percentage of zero carbon electricity generated onto the grid was hit
#Today
. New record of 87.6%
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On Saturday
#wind
produced 50.0% of GB electricity, more than nuclear 19.9%, gas 12.7%, imports 9.1%, biomass 3.7%, hydro 2.4%, solar 1.1%, coal 1.0%, other 0.0% *excl. non-renewable distributed generation
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Britain's done it! ⚡️💪 It's a new record for the longest period of
#coalfree
#electricity
generation in this country. 18 days, 6 hours, 11 minutes 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨. More to come on this – in the meantime find out more about our
#zerocarbon
goals below
@beisgovuk
@PastCoal
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Yesterday
#wind
produced 48.0% of British electricity, more than gas 33.0%, nuclear 12.0%, biomass 3.1%, hydro 1.7%, imports 1.5%, solar 0.7%, coal 0.1%, other 0.0% *excl. non-renewable distributed generation
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Wow, wasn't it windy 🌬️ yesterday! So much so that we saw a new max
#Wind
generation record 🏅 of over 21.6GW
We are still waiting for all the data to come through for yesterday - so this might be adjusted slightly. Great news for
#ZeroCarbon
#Electricity
operation.
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Yesterday
#wind
generated 58.0% of GB electricity followed by nuclear 20.0%, gas 10.3%, imports 5.5%, hydro 2.1%, solar 2.0%, biomass 1.5%, coal 0.7%, other 0.0% *excl. non-renewable distributed generation
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Yesterday
#wind
produced 51.7% of British electricity, more than gas 22.7%, nuclear 13.9%, imports 5.3%, biomass 4.0%, hydro 1.9%, solar 0.5%, coal 0.0%, coal 0.0% *excl. non-renewable distributed generation
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Yesterday
#wind
produced 54.9% of GB electricity followed by gas 20.6%, nuclear 14.1%, imports 5.3%, biomass 2.0%, hydro 1.7%, solar 1.3%, coal 0.1%, other 0.0% *excl. non-renewable distributed generation
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🌬️ Definitely windy out there today🌬️
At midday we saw a new record for wind generation at 🌟19.936GW🌟 beating the record set in May
With more wind on the way this week lets see if we can go past 20GW for the first time ever🤞
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New low carbon record 🏆🍃
On 18 September at 2pm, we achieved a new low carbon intensity record of 27g/kWh, beating the previous record set earlier this year on 10 April of 33g/kWh.
📱 Download our carbon intensity app to see real time generation stats and our records 👉
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All I want for Christmas is a new max
#Wind
generation record 🎅🎄
Today (21 December), wind generated a new high of 21.8GW electricity ⚡ between 8:00-8:30, providing 56% of the generation mix. This breaks the previous record set in January.
We are still waiting for all the
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Great Britain has now officially gone a full week without coal!!!
This is the first time since the original coal power station launched back in 1882
#zerocoal
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Yesterday
#wind
generated 45.3% of British electricity followed by nuclear 21.5%, gas 18.4%, solar 7.8%, biomass 3.7%, imports 2.1%, hydro 1.2%, coal 0.0%, coal 0.0% *excl. non-renewable distributed generation
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Another milestone for Britain! 👏 It's now a
#CoalFreeMonth
of
#electricity
generation in this country as of 12am on
#SundayMorning
. 30 days, 7 hours and 36 minutes (727+hrs) – and counting. Find out more about our
#zerocarbon
ambitions for GB's electricity system 👇
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On Saturday
#wind
produced 58.5% of British electricity, more than nuclear 17.2%, gas 9.6%, imports 8.6%, hydro 3.6%, coal 0.9%, biomass 0.9%, solar 0.7%, other 0.0% *excl. non-renewable distributed generation
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Yesterday
#wind
produced 52.8% of GB electricity, more than gas 21.8%, nuclear 14.2%, imports 6.1%, hydro 2.4%, solar 1.5%, biomass 1.3%, coal 0.0%, coal 0.0% *excl. non-renewable distributed generation
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Yesterday
#wind
produced 45.7% of GB electricity followed by gas 22.2%, nuclear 19.4%, solar 7.6%, biomass 2.5%, imports 2.0%, hydro 0.7%, coal 0.0%, coal 0.0% *excl. non-renewable distributed generation
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Yesterday
#wind
produced 50.7% of British electricity, more than nuclear 20.2%, gas 15.5%, solar 7.1%, biomass 3.7%, imports 2.1%, coal 0.4%, hydro 0.3%, other 0.0% *excl. non-renewable distributed generation
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On Friday
#wind
produced 50.8% of British electricity followed by nuclear 14.9%, gas 12.2%, imports 10.0%, biomass 4.9%, hydro 4.2%, coal 1.6%, solar 1.4%, other 0.0% *excl. non-renewable distributed generation
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On Saturday
#wind
generated 57.6% of British electricity, more than nuclear 16.6%, imports 10.0%, gas 9.3%, hydro 3.3%, biomass 1.6%, coal 0.9%, solar 0.7%, other 0.0% *excl. non-renewable distributed generation
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🚨New record!🚨
Great Britain’s
#electricity
⚡️grid was the greenest it’s ever been at 1pm yesterday.
Carbon intensity – the measure of CO2 emissions per unit 🍃– dropped to 39 gCO2, the lowest figure on record (breaking the record set last May) 1/2
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New low carbon record 🏆🍃 On 5 April at around midday, we achieved a new low carbon intensity record of 21gCO2/kWh, beating the previous record set on 18 September 2023 of 27gCO2/kWh. 💚🌍
📱 Download our carbon intensity app to see real time generation stats and our records
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On Thursday
#wind
generated 57.7% of GB electricity, more than nuclear 18.6%, gas 7.9%, imports 7.0%, biomass 3.6%, hydro 3.2%, solar 1.3%, coal 0.7%, other 0.0% *excl. non-renewable distributed generation
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Yesterday
#wind
produced 53.7% of GB electricity followed by nuclear 15.3%, gas 11.2%, imports 9.8%, biomass 5.2%, hydro 2.9%, coal 1.8%, solar 0.2%, other 0.0% *excl. non-renewable distributed generation
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We’ve double checked the data and can confirm on 10 April we achieved a new low carbon intensity record of 33g/kWh thanks to high levels of wind and solar generation! 🍃☀
Use our carbon intensity app to see real time generation stats 👉
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New record! 🔔
#StormEllen
's gales brought the highest ever share of
#wind
power on the
#electricity
system 🌬️
At 1am on Sat 22 Aug wind made up 59.1% of Britain's ⚡️⚡️ mix (13.5GW). Will
#StormFrancis
top that record?
Follow the mix live with our app 👉
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On Monday
#wind
generated 53.7% of GB electricity followed by nuclear 16.6%, gas 14.6%, imports 7.2%, biomass 4.8%, hydro 1.6%, coal 1.4%, solar 0.2%, other 0.0% *excl. non-renewable distributed generation
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We've issued a notification to warm two winter contingency coal units. This measure should give the public confidence in Monday’s energy supply.
(1/3)
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Yesterday
#wind
generated 46.5% of GB electricity followed by nuclear 17.6%, gas 16.1%, imports 10.1%, biomass 5.3%, coal 3.3%, hydro 1.0%, solar 0.1%, other 0.0% *excl. non-renewable distributed generation
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On 15 April at 1pm, Great Britain achieved a new low carbon intensity record of 19gCO2/kWh, beating the previous record set on 5 April of 21gCO2/kWh. 🍃 Learn how we’re getting closer to a zero-carbon electricity system. 📽👇
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Today saw the most wind ever on GB's electricity system with a provisional record of 19.5GW of wind power.⚡Although we recognise this milestone on the way to a
#zerocarbon
future, we're also thinking of those affected by Storm Malik.
For live data👉
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🚨 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗢𝗥𝗗
Yesterday
#wind
power hit 𝟭𝟴.𝟭𝗚𝗪 on GB's
#electricity
system at 10.30pm ⚡️🌬️ – over 850MW clear of the previous record.
Wind is still generating at near record levels, so we'll monitor. We crunch the numbers overnight for accuracy – watch this space!
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Yesterday
#wind
generated 47.7% of British electricity, more than gas 25.1%, nuclear 15.4%, biomass 5.0%, solar 3.4%, hydro 1.8%, imports 1.5%, coal 0.0%, coal 0.0% *excl. non-renewable distributed generation
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Yesterday
#wind
produced 53.5% of British electricity followed by gas 16.3%, nuclear 15.8%, imports 7.6%, hydro 3.2%, biomass 1.7%, solar 1.0%, coal 0.8%, other 0.0% *excl. non-renewable distributed generation
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🏅Record amount of wind 🌬️on the system today - 🎉🍾🥳- 19.835GW. Local NRAPM issued to manage system in West of 🏴- lots of hard work across the industry to get here and lots more work to come for 🇬🇧's clean, green and affordable energy future.
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Great Britain's Electricity network has now officially gone two weeks without coal!!!
#coalfreefortnight
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We can now confirm that Great Britain’s electricity system will pass the fortnight mark for no coal generation this afternoon! The last coal generator came off the system at 3.12pm on 17th May – meaning we will achieve
#coalfreefortnight
at 3:12pm today!!
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On Thursday
#wind
generated 51.2% of British electricity, more than gas 22.5%, nuclear 14.7%, imports 4.9%, biomass 4.0%, hydro 1.8%, solar 0.6%, coal 0.1%, other 0.0% *excl. non-renewable distributed generation
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Well blow us away! We have now validated the data and the wind record from Wednesday 25 May is even higher than expected - confirmed at 19.916GW. Whoosh! 🎐🌬️🌪️🍃
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On Wednesday
#wind
generated 55.8% of GB electricity, more than nuclear 17.1%, gas 11.2%, imports 9.4%, hydro 3.0%, biomass 2.4%, solar 0.7%, coal 0.4%, other 0.0% *excl. non-renewable distributed generation
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It’s official! The GB
#electricity
⚡️ grid was the greenest 🍃it’s ever been on Sunday! A record low carbon intensity - the CO2 it takes to make one unit of electricity - of 46gCO2/kWh. More records, stats and data 📈on our free app 👇
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A peek inside our
@NGControlRoom
where our engineers are working to keep the lights on, and are only too happy to show their appreciation and
#clapforkeyworkers
👏
#poweringthenation
⚡️
#wearetogether
⚡️
#ClapForTheNHS
⚡️
#clapforNHS
⚡️
#ClapForCarers
⚡️
#ClapBecauseWeCare
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On Wednesday
#wind
produced 51.6% of British electricity followed by nuclear 19.1%, gas 10.6%, imports 9.7%, biomass 5.1%, hydro 2.7%, coal 1.0%, solar 0.2%, other 0.0% *excl. non-renewable distributed generation
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📺Tune in to
@guymartinracing
’s Great British Power Trip⚡9pm Sunday on
@Channel4
!!
For this series Guy visited our Control Room to understand how energy is balanced in real time and see the planning that goes into delivering our net zero ambitions 🍃 Sneak peek 👀👇
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On Wednesday
#wind
generated 57.2% of British electricity, more than nuclear 14.8%, imports 9.4%, gas 9.0%, biomass 4.3%, hydro 2.8%, coal 1.5%, solar 1.0%, other 0.0% *excl. non-renewable distributed generation
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Yesterday
#wind
produced 51.3% of GB electricity followed by gas 27.6%, nuclear 13.3%, solar 2.6%, imports 2.3%, hydro 1.5%, biomass 1.5%, coal 0.0%, coal 0.0% *excl. non-renewable distributed generation
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We've issued a notification to warm three winter contingency coal units. This measure should give the public confidence in Monday’s energy supply. (1/3)
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🚨 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗢𝗥𝗗
Yesterday
#wind
power was generating 𝟭𝟳.𝟮𝟳𝟴𝗚𝗪 of
#electricity
in Britain between 1pm-1.30pm – a new high.
That was 43.2% of the ⚡️⚡️⚡️ mix at the time (so August's 59.9% wind share record still stands).
👇 74% of the mix is currently
#zerocarbon
It's gusty out there & wind is providing near-record levels of gigawatts to the grid.
Our energy data team crunches the numbers overnight for accuracy – watch this space.
Current wind record: 𝟭𝟳.𝟭𝗚𝗪 (Jan 2 2020)
Get our app for new record updates 👉
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Julian Leslie, Head of National Control at National Grid ESO, explains more:
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Wonderful to see Great Britain collectively
#clapping
last night! Our
@NGControlRoom
saw a huge 950MW spike in
#electricity
demand ⚡️ – what we call a 'pickup' effect – when you all went back inside to stick the kettle on and carry on with your evening
#clapforourkeyworkers
[1/2]
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Our forecasts show electricity supply margins are expected to be tighter than normal on Monday evening. We have instructed coal-fired power units to be available to increase electricity supplies should it be needed tomorrow evening.
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#Electricvehicles
🚗can have a positive effect on the electricity system. Smart charging & 'vehicle to grid' technology can bring low cost energy to motorists, accommodate more renewable power and strengthen the grid too. 🚗👍⚡️👉Read more
@Tiberius42
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Yesterday
#wind
produced 56.1% of British electricity followed by nuclear 16.3%, gas 11.2%, imports 8.7%, hydro 3.2%, biomass 2.8%, coal 0.9%, solar 0.8%, other 0.0% *excl. non-renewable distributed generation
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On Saturday
#wind
produced 54.9% of GB electricity followed by nuclear 16.8%, gas 12.6%, solar 7.2%, biomass 4.4%, imports 3.2%, hydro 0.9%, coal 0.0%, coal 0.0% *excl. non-renewable distributed generation
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50
169
On Sunday
#wind
produced 49.3% of GB electricity, more than nuclear 21.3%, gas 13.7%, imports 8.3%, hydro 2.7%, biomass 2.4%, coal 1.6%, solar 0.6%, other 0.0% *excl. non-renewable distributed generation
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Our new
#wideraccess
API is now live in our
@NGControlRoom
!
@Tesla
became the first user yesterday via its
#Autobidder
platform, managing first-time BM access for Harmony Energy &
@FotowatioRV
's Holes Bay
#battery
#energy
#storage
plant 🔋⚡️
Read more 👉
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We've now passed 1,000 hours of coal free ⚡️ generation! With low demand during
#coronavirus
how long could this go on for!? Read about our plans to be able to operate a
#zerocarbon
grid 👉
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On Friday
#wind
generated 40.6% of British electricity, more than gas 27.0%, nuclear 19.6%, solar 7.5%, biomass 2.8%, imports 1.7%, hydro 0.8%, coal 0.0%, coal 0.0% *excl. non-renewable distributed generation
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63
166
Yesterday
#wind
generated 53.9% of British electricity followed by nuclear 16.5%, imports 11.6%, gas 6.4%, solar 5.2%, biomass 4.1%, hydro 1.9%, coal 0.3%, other 0.0% *excl. non-renewable distributed generation
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We're less than 24 hours away from a potential new record for the longest period with no GB
#coal
-fired
#electricity
generation! 🤞 The previous
#coalfree
record was smashed last May en route to a new record of 18 days, 6 hours and 10 minutes. Watch this space! ⚡️⚡️⚡️
Great Britain's Electricity network has now officially gone two weeks without coal!!!
#coalfreefortnight
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62
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Yesterday
#wind
produced 48.4% of British electricity followed by gas 30.6%, nuclear 12.3%, biomass 4.4%, hydro 1.9%, imports 1.5%, solar 0.8%, coal 0.2%, other 0.0% *excl. non-renewable distributed generation
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47
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Yesterday
#wind
generated 55.7% of GB electricity followed by nuclear 12.5%, gas 11.4%, imports 11.2%, biomass 4.4%, solar 2.3%, hydro 2.1%, coal 0.3%, other 0.0% *excl. non-renewable distributed generation
5
37
153
On Saturday
#wind
generated 61.6% of GB electricity followed by nuclear 15.5%, gas 8.2%, solar 5.2%, imports 4.8%, biomass 3.0%, hydro 1.7%, coal 0.2%, other 0.0% *excl. non-renewable distributed generation
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39
155
Yesterday
#wind
produced 48.8% of British electricity, more than nuclear 20.6%, gas 10.6%, imports 9.7%, biomass 5.2%, hydro 2.8%, coal 1.7%, solar 0.6%, other 0.0% *excl. non-renewable distributed generation
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28
152
On Sunday
#wind
generated 43.1% of British electricity, more than gas 21.8%, nuclear 17.1%, imports 11.5%, hydro 3.1%, biomass 2.3%, solar 1.1%, coal 0.0%, coal 0.0% *excl. non-renewable distributed generation
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39
154
@ng_eso
confirms another no coal record has been broken. At 5.12pm today, we have gone 194 hours without coal, making this the longest ever coal-free run in Britain.
#nocoalweek
#zerocarbon
Looks like we’re on track to break our last no coal run record of 193 hours 25 mins. Last coal unit came off at 3.12pm on 17th May. Hoping to hit 194 hours this evening!
#nocoalweek
#zerocarbon
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Fascinating insight from our
@NGControlRoom
into Great Britain's
#Christmas
#energy
demands ⚡️ and how they're different from a normal day. Check out what 2018 looked like, and why 👇
🔴 = Normal day
🟢 = 🎄🦃 🍽️ 🛋️ 📺
🔵 = Boxing day
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On Sunday
#wind
generated 60.8% of GB electricity followed by nuclear 15.2%, gas 7.8%, solar 5.9%, imports 5.0%, biomass 3.1%, hydro 1.4%, coal 0.9%, other 0.0% *excl. non-renewable distributed generation
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50
147
Ending 2023 with our greenest month and a new wind record 🍃🏆 In December, wind provided 41.2% of electricity. We achieved a new maximum wind record of 21.8GW on 21 December between 8 – 8:30am where wind accounted for 56% of our electricity generation. View December’s stats 👇
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It wasn't to be for
@EnglandRugby
🏴 but certainly not for lack of support back home. We saw an incredible 1,350MW pick-up in demand on the grid at half-time in the
#RWCFinal
as fans stuck the kettle on, got milk out the fridge, had a loo break, etc
#RWC2019
#RugbyWorldCup
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139
Yesterday
#wind
produced 52.7% of GB electricity, more than nuclear 16.6%, gas 11.4%, imports 7.9%, solar 5.1%, biomass 5.0%, hydro 1.3%, coal 0.0%, coal 0.0% *excl. non-renewable distributed generation
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32
143
Yesterday
#wind
generated 52.4% of GB electricity followed by gas 13.7%, nuclear 13.6%, imports 9.5%, biomass 5.3%, hydro 2.5%, coal 1.5%, coal 1.5%, other 0.0% *excl. non-renewable distributed generation
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41
142
!Record alert!👊 January was the greenest 🍃 ever in terms of GB's
#electricity
⚡️ system! Mild temperatures 🌡️ led to the lowest ever average carbon intensity - (the amount of carbon produced for every kilowatt). (Jan 2020 figure of 209gCO2/kwh is the blue dot below🔵!) 1/2
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@ng_eso
confirms the first ever week of coal-free operation of Great Britain’s electricity system! The last coal generator came off the system at 13:24hrs on Wednesday 1st May– meaning we reach a week with no coal at 13:24hrs today!!
#netzero
#zerocarbon
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The 30th also saw a new record🏅 for the percentage of zero carbon electricity generated onto the grid, with a new record of 87.2%, showing that we are getting ever closer to 100% zero carbon operation!
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Here’s a graphic showing the sequence of events on Friday 9th August. For more information and to read the interim report we have submitted to
@Ofgem
, please visit our website
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On Thursday
#wind
generated 51.4% of British electricity, more than nuclear 15.5%, imports 12.0%, gas 10.9%, biomass 5.2%, hydro 3.6%, coal 0.8%, solar 0.5%, other 0.0% *excl. non-renewable distributed generation
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28
135
This beautiful weather saw the sun power us to a new
#solar
generation record yesterday!☀️⚡️💪 At 13.30 BST we had 9.68GW of solar generating our
#electricity
eclipsing the previous record from May '19. Follow GB's electricity generation mix in our new app
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Looks like GB’s tuning in to support the
@Lionesses
- we saw a TV pick up of 800MW at half time - that’s equivalent to 40 million lightbulbs. C’mon ladies, you’ve got this!
#EURO2022
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Yesterday
#wind
generated 51.0% of British electricity followed by gas 19.1%, nuclear 12.8%, imports 6.9%, biomass 5.2%, solar 1.8%, hydro 1.7%, coal 1.5%, other 0.0% *excl. non-renewable distributed generation
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132
We’re forecasting tight margins on the
#electricity
system over the next few days owing to a number of factors, primarily varying renewable generation levels and colder temperatures over periods of the day with higher demand [1/3]
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With just a few days to go 2020 is set to be the greenest 🍃year on record for Britain’s
#electricity
system, with
#wind
🌬️and
#solar
☀️records tumbling and average carbon intensity – the measure of emissions per unit – reaching a new low (1/2)
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On Friday
#wind
produced 47.9% of British electricity, more than nuclear 18.2%, gas 17.1%, imports 8.5%, biomass 3.7%, coal 1.7%, solar 1.5%, hydro 1.4%, other 0.0% *excl. non-renewable distributed generation
0
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126
On Friday
#wind
generated 49.9% of GB electricity followed by gas 19.4%, imports 13.2%, nuclear 7.2%, biomass 5.7%, hydro 2.5%, solar 1.9%, coal 0.3%, other 0.0% *excl. non-renewable distributed generation
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On Sunday
#wind
produced 52.7% of GB electricity followed by nuclear 13.7%, imports 12.0%, gas 11.7%, biomass 4.8%, solar 3.0%, hydro 1.5%, coal 0.5%, other 0.0% *excl. non-renewable distributed generation
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24
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Yesterday
#wind
produced 50.6% of British electricity, more than gas 17.3%, nuclear 16.6%, solar 7.2%, imports 4.0%, biomass 3.5%, hydro 0.8%, coal 0.0%, coal 0.0% *excl. non-renewable distributed generation
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🚨2020 saw the first ever coal-free
#ChristmasDay
for GB
#Electricity
⚡️🚨
🔽 Down from 20% in 2009 and 1.8% last year.
More
#ChristmasDay
stats below (38%
#renewable
and 31%
#gas
) 👇, and live data on our app 👉📱
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Yesterday
#wind
generated 48.2% of British electricity, more than imports 16.6%, gas 16.4%, nuclear 7.9%, biomass 5.7%, hydro 3.2%, solar 1.5%, coal 0.6%, other 0.0% *excl. non-renewable distributed generation
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Yesterday
#wind
produced 46.6% of British electricity followed by nuclear 20.9%, gas 15.2%, solar 8.0%, imports 4.8%, biomass 3.8%, coal 0.4%, hydro 0.3%, other 0.0% *excl. non-renewable distributed generation
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Record update! 🔔
Wednesday morning saw another new high for the share of
#wind
on the system.
At 1.30am on August 26 wind power made up 59.9% (14.2GW) of Britain's
#electricity
.
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#StormFrancis
#electricityexplained
New record! 🔔
#StormEllen
's gales brought the highest ever share of
#wind
power on the
#electricity
system 🌬️
At 1am on Sat 22 Aug wind made up 59.1% of Britain's ⚡️⚡️ mix (13.5GW). Will
#StormFrancis
top that record?
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On Saturday
#wind
generated 50.3% of GB electricity, more than nuclear 20.7%, gas 8.4%, imports 6.8%, solar 6.7%, biomass 4.3%, hydro 2.3%, coal 0.4%, other 0.0% *excl. non-renewable distributed generation
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Yesterday
#wind
produced 44.1% of British electricity, more than gas 17.7%, imports 17.2%, nuclear 9.1%, biomass 5.8%, solar 4.0%, hydro 1.6%, coal 0.4%, other 0.0% *excl. non-renewable distributed generation
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As part of cautious measures to ensure we continue to have adequate operational reserves tomorrow evening the ESO has activated the Demand Flexibility Service for Tuesday evening between 4:30pm-6pm.
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On Monday
#wind
generated 50.2% of British electricity followed by nuclear 15.9%, gas 13.1%, imports 10.0%, biomass 4.8%, hydro 3.8%, solar 1.3%, coal 1.1%, other 0.0% *excl. non-renewable distributed generation
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