Summary
The week from Saturday 1 August to Thursday 6 August averaged about 23.2 GW of measured generation, with renewables averaging 46.3% of measured output. The strongest renewable day in the available data was Wednesday 5 August, when wind, solar and hydro together averaged 61.5% of measured generation. Gas was highest on Tuesday 4 August and lowest on Wednesday 5 August.
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The reporting period in key numbers
| Average measured generation | ~23.2 GW across available settlement-period aggregates |
|---|---|
| Average renewable share | 46.3% |
| Highest renewable share | 61.5% on Wednesday 5 August |
| Highest average wind output | ~12.2 GW on Wednesday 5 August |
| Highest average solar output | ~4.4 GW on Saturday 1 August |
| Highest average gas output | ~7.7 GW on Tuesday 4 August |
What the reporting-period figures show
- Renewables were strongest on Wednesday 5 August, when wind, solar and hydro averaged 61.5% of measured generation.
- Wind was the largest swing factor in the available feed, peaking at about 12.2 GW average output on Wednesday 5 August.
- Solar was strongest on Saturday 1 August, averaging about 4.4 GW across settlement periods after embedded-solar backfill where needed.
- Gas averaged about 5.5 GW across the period, rising highest on Tuesday 4 August and falling lowest on Wednesday 5 August.
- Measured generation was highest on Wednesday 5 August, at roughly 26.3 GW average output.
Renewable and gas comparisons — not carbon rankings
Best low-carbon proxy: Wednesday 5 August
Historical carbon-intensity aggregates are not yet part of this weekly report feed, so EnergyMix.info uses renewable share and gas output as cautious proxies. Wednesday 5 August had the strongest renewable share at 61.5%.
Lowest gas proxy: Wednesday 5 August
Gas generation averaged about 3.3 GW on Wednesday 5 August. Lower gas periods are often cleaner, but the report does not yet claim this was the lowest-carbon period without historical carbon-intensity validation.
Higher gas output — not a carbon measurement
Highest gas proxy: Tuesday 4 August
Gas averaged about 7.7 GW on Tuesday 4 August. Gas-heavy periods are usually higher-carbon, but this is labelled as a proxy until historical carbon-intensity highs/lows are added to the report feed.
Wind, solar and gas highlights
Wind
Highest average wind output was about 12.2 GW on Wednesday 5 August.
Solar
Highest average solar output was about 4.4 GW on Saturday 1 August.
Gas
Highest average gas output was about 7.7 GW on Tuesday 4 August; lowest was about 3.3 GW on Wednesday 5 August.
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Data notes
Compiled by Energy Mix from Elexon generation data and NESO embedded-generation estimates. Energy Mix calculates the totals, averages and comparisons shown here. Source data may be revised. Source attribution does not mean that Elexon or NESO has reviewed or endorsed this report.
Sources: Elexon Insights FUELHH; NESO Historic GB Generation Mix; NESO Demand Data Update. These datasets can share underlying observations; agreement is not independent certification.
Renewable-share and gas-output comparisons are not measurements of carbon intensity. See data sources and methodology for source information. A report-specific reproducible evidence pack was not preserved for this publication.
Original publication introduction and methodology note
A measured weekly report for EnergyMix.info using the available 7-day historical generation feed for Saturday 1 August to Thursday 6 August.
This report is generated from the available 7-day historical generation feed and validated against external public data. Carbon-intensity highs/lows and interconnector summaries should be treated as future additions unless they are present as validated historical aggregates.
Preserved as part of the original publication. Any broad validation wording in this note should not be read as proof that all reporting days or narrative claims were checked.
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