Summary
The week from Tuesday 18 August to Sunday 23 August averaged about 23.6 GW of measured generation, with renewables averaging 38.2% of measured output. The strongest renewable day in the available data was Saturday 22 August, when wind, solar and hydro together averaged 49.5% of measured generation. Gas was highest on Wednesday 19 August and lowest on Saturday 22 August.
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The reporting period in key numbers
| Average measured generation | ~23.6 GW across available settlement-period aggregates |
|---|---|
| Average renewable share | 38.2% |
| Highest renewable share | 49.5% on Saturday 22 August |
| Highest average wind output | ~7.6 GW on Tuesday 18 August |
| Highest average solar output | ~4.3 GW on Sunday 23 August |
| Highest average gas output | ~10.7 GW on Wednesday 19 August |
What the reporting-period figures show
- Renewables were strongest on Saturday 22 August, when wind, solar and hydro averaged 49.5% of measured generation.
- Wind was the largest swing factor in the available feed, peaking at about 7.6 GW average output on Tuesday 18 August.
- Solar was strongest on Sunday 23 August, averaging about 4.3 GW across settlement periods after embedded-solar backfill where needed.
- Gas averaged about 7.3 GW across the period, rising highest on Wednesday 19 August and falling lowest on Saturday 22 August.
- Measured generation was highest on Tuesday 18 August, at roughly 28.5 GW average output.
Renewable and gas comparisons — not carbon rankings
Best low-carbon proxy: Saturday 22 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. Saturday 22 August had the strongest renewable share at 49.5%.
Lowest gas proxy: Saturday 22 August
Gas generation averaged about 2.6 GW on Saturday 22 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: Wednesday 19 August
Gas averaged about 10.7 GW on Wednesday 19 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 7.6 GW on Tuesday 18 August.
Solar
Highest average solar output was about 4.3 GW on Sunday 23 August.
Gas
Highest average gas output was about 10.7 GW on Wednesday 19 August; lowest was about 2.6 GW on Saturday 22 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 Tuesday 18 August to Sunday 23 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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