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UK Energy Snapshot at 18h30 UT 15 Aug 2026

As we near the evening peak of demand, gas generators are supplying 32% of the electricity for the UK. Imports account for 14%, nuclear 12%, and wind 11%. Other sources such as biomass, solar, battery, pumped storage and hydro-electric make up the rest.

For a few minutes during the afternoon the grid frequency dropped below the 49.8 Hz warning level. It quickly recovered. This would have been caused by a brief peak in demand not being caught quickly enough. New sources would have been rapidly brought online to compensate.

Gas demand is exceeding supply by 14% with the linepack in "drawdown" mode. Gas generators are consuming gas at a rate of 47.6 mcm/day to supply 10.27 GW of electricity. Norwegian imports of gas account for only 40.3 mcm/day at this moment.

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UK Energy snapshot at 13h UT 15 Aug 2026

Solar is now dominant, providing an estimated 33% electricity to the grid. Imports account for 20%, wind 15% and nuclear 12%.

Gas linepack is pressurizing with supply 27.5% higher than demand.

I'll post a further snapshot this evening.

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World’s largest offshore windfarm project starts powering UK grid | Energy industry | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/oct/09/worlds-largest-offshore-windfarm-project-starts-powering-uk-grid

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