British Electricity Tracker/Prof Andrew Crossland
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3x more wind and solar ... plus 6x more energy storage ... plus 3.2GW of new nuclear plants ... and bioenergy only as a backup Means that 99% of our electricity can be fossil fuel free More details in my book: And tracked live:
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British electricity mix at 2am on 12th Feb 2025 🔥Gas 24.9% Biomass 5.3% 🍃Wind 27.9% Solar 0.0% Hydro 0.6% ⚛️Nuclear 15.1% ➡️Imports 26.2% Other 0.0% 🪫Storage 0.0% 🔌Generation 29GW Carbon intensity 165 gCO2e/kWh vs target of annual average 50-100 gCO2e/kWh by 2030
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British electricity mix at 10pm on 11th Feb 2025 🔥Gas 35.3% Biomass 8.4% 🍃Wind 25.7% Solar 0.0% Hydro 0.8% ⚛️Nuclear 14.0% ➡️Imports 14.8% Other 0.0% 🪫Storage 1.0% 🔌Generation 31GW Carbon intensity 211 gCO2e/kWh vs target of annual average 50-100 gCO2e/kWh by 2030
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British electricity mix at 8pm on 11th Feb 2025 🔥Gas 46.2% Biomass 8.8% 🍃Wind 21.8% Solar 0.0% Hydro 1.3% ⚛️Nuclear 10.9% ➡️Imports 11.0% Other 0.0% 🪫Storage 0.0% 🔌Generation 39GW Carbon intensity 263 gCO2e/kWh vs target of annual average 50-100 gCO2e/kWh by 2030
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British electricity mix at 7pm on 11th Feb 2025 🔥Gas 45.5% Biomass 9.1% 🍃Wind 22.5% Solar 0.0% Hydro 1.3% ⚛️Nuclear 10.0% ➡️Imports 10.8% Other 0.0% 🪫Storage 0.8% 🔌Generation 43GW Carbon intensity 258 gCO2e/kWh vs target of annual average 50-100 gCO2e/kWh by 2030
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Over last 4 weeks, 🇬🇧Britain imported 10% of its electricity. The breakdown of imports was: 🇫🇷France: 32.6% 🇳🇴Norway: 31.3% 🇩🇰Denmark: 16.8% 🇧🇪Belgium: 10.2% 🇳🇱Netherlands: 7.9% 🇮🇪Ireland: 1.3%
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British electricity mix at 6pm on 11th Feb 2025 🔥Gas 45.3% Biomass 9.9% 🍃Wind 21.6% Solar 0.0% Hydro 1.3% ⚛️Nuclear 9.6% ➡️Imports 9.3% Other 0.0% 🔋Storage 2.9% 🔌Generation 45GW Carbon intensity 261 gCO2e/kWh vs target of annual average 50-100 gCO2e/kWh by 2030
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British electricity mix at 5pm on 11th Feb 2025 🔥Gas 44.5% Biomass 10.9% 🍃Wind 22.2% Solar 0.0% Hydro 1.3% ⚛️Nuclear 9.4% ➡️Imports 8.8% Other 0.0% 🔋Storage 2.8% 🔌Generation 46GW Carbon intensity 260 gCO2e/kWh vs target of annual average 50-100 gCO2e/kWh by 2030
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British electricity mix at 2pm on 11th Feb 2025 🔥Gas 46.3% Biomass 8.3% 🍃Wind 23.0% Solar 1.2% Hydro 0.8% ⚛️Nuclear 10.0% ➡️Imports 9.5% Other 0.0% 🔋Storage 1.0% 🔌Generation 43GW Carbon intensity 259 gCO2e/kWh vs target of annual average 50-100 gCO2e/kWh by 2030
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British electricity mix at 10am on 11th Feb 2025 🔥Gas 44.1% Biomass 8.3% 🍃Wind 22.8% Solar 0.8% Hydro 0.8% ⚛️Nuclear 9.8% ➡️Imports 11.6% Other 0.0% 🔋Storage 1.8% 🔌Generation 44GW Carbon intensity 253 gCO2e/kWh vs target of annual average 50-100 gCO2e/kWh by 2030
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British electricity mix at 7am on 11th Feb 2025 🔥Gas 41.8% Biomass 8.8% 🍃Wind 26.5% Solar 0.0% Hydro 0.8% ⚛️Nuclear 11.6% ➡️Imports 10.4% Other 0.0% 🪫Storage 0.0% 🔌Generation 37GW Carbon intensity 237 gCO2e/kWh vs target of annual average 50-100 gCO2e/kWh by 2030
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British electricity mix at 2am on 11th Feb 2025 🔥Gas 18.5% Biomass 5.4% 🍃Wind 38.9% Solar 0.0% Hydro 0.7% ⚛️Nuclear 15.3% ➡️Imports 21.3% Other 0.0% 🪫Storage 0.0% 🔌Generation 28GW Carbon intensity 130 gCO2e/kWh vs target of annual average 50-100 gCO2e/kWh by 2030
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British electricity mix at 10pm on 10th Feb 2025 🔥Gas 24.2% Biomass 7.9% 🍃Wind 36.5% Solar 0.0% Hydro 0.8% ⚛️Nuclear 13.6% ➡️Imports 17.0% Other 0.0% 🪫Storage 0.0% 🔌Generation 32GW Carbon intensity 161 gCO2e/kWh vs target of annual average 50-100 gCO2e/kWh by 2030
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British electricity mix at 8pm on 10th Feb 2025 🔥Gas 34.5% Biomass 9.0% 🍃Wind 31.3% Solar 0.0% Hydro 1.1% ⚛️Nuclear 10.8% ➡️Imports 13.3% Other 0.0% 🪫Storage 0.0% 🔌Generation 40GW Carbon intensity 210 gCO2e/kWh vs target of annual average 50-100 gCO2e/kWh by 2030
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British electricity mix at 7pm on 10th Feb 2025 🔥Gas 35.7% Biomass 8.6% 🍃Wind 31.4% Solar 0.0% Hydro 1.1% ⚛️Nuclear 10.1% ➡️Imports 13.2% Other 0.0% 🪫Storage 0.0% 🔌Generation 42GW Carbon intensity 213 gCO2e/kWh vs target of annual average 50-100 gCO2e/kWh by 2030
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I run a digital twin of the GB electricity system on my website. Oh, it would have reduced carbon by 68% over the last 4 weeks. You can see this working in real time at The 'how' is detailed in my book, Decarbonising Electricity: Made Simple
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British electricity mix at 6pm on 10th Feb 2025 🔥Gas 36.7% Biomass 10.2% 🍃Wind 30.8% Solar 0.0% Hydro 1.1% ⚛️Nuclear 9.7% ➡️Imports 10.9% Other 0.0% 🪫Storage 0.6% 🔌Generation 44GW Carbon intensity 221 gCO2e/kWh vs target of annual average 50-100 gCO2e/kWh by 2030
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British electricity mix at 5pm on 10th Feb 2025 🔥Gas 36.8% Biomass 9.6% 🍃Wind 30.5% Solar 0.0% Hydro 1.2% ⚛️Nuclear 9.4% ➡️Imports 11.9% Other 0.0% 🪫Storage 0.6% 🔌Generation 46GW Carbon intensity 220 gCO2e/kWh vs target of annual average 50-100 gCO2e/kWh by 2030
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British electricity mix at 2pm on 10th Feb 2025 🔥Gas 33.7% Biomass 8.0% 🍃Wind 34.0% Solar 1.7% Hydro 0.7% ⚛️Nuclear 9.9% ➡️Imports 11.9% Other 0.0% 🪫Storage 0.0% 🔌Generation 43GW Carbon intensity 205 gCO2e/kWh vs target of annual average 50-100 gCO2e/kWh by 2030
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British electricity mix at 10am on 10th Feb 2025 🔥Gas 33.9% Biomass 8.0% 🍃Wind 33.7% Solar 1.3% Hydro 0.9% ⚛️Nuclear 9.9% ➡️Imports 12.3% Other 0.0% 🪫Storage 0.0% 🔌Generation 43GW Carbon intensity 204 gCO2e/kWh vs target of annual average 50-100 gCO2e/kWh by 2030
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British electricity mix at 7am on 10th Feb 2025 🔥Gas 32.2% Biomass 8.5% 🍃Wind 38.6% Solar 0.0% Hydro 1.3% ⚛️Nuclear 11.7% ➡️Imports 7.7% Other 0.0% 🪫Storage 0.0% 🔌Generation 37GW Carbon intensity 185 gCO2e/kWh vs target of annual average 50-100 gCO2e/kWh by 2030
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