Demand is 27.1 GW at the time of this post. 3.6 GW (13%) is coming from gas; 2.7GW (10%) from nuclear; a net 1.6% is coming from imports.

Source: https://grid.iamkate.com/

  • JJROKCZ@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6·
    11 months ago

    25% on an island known for being covered in clouds and rain… and they say it’s non-viable in the states somehow

      • Serpent@feddit.ukEnglish
        2·
        11 months ago

        Sorry, I was reading domestic as I’m residential rooftop.

        Sounds good and the install base is only going up!

        • Ace@feddit.ukOPMEnglish
          2·
          11 months ago

          Sorry yes, I meant generated in the UK, as in not imported.

          They don’t count micro generation in the stats. Sheffield Solar say they have data from 1600 solar generators.

          I would imagine there’s a significant amount of home generation from rooftop solar, but this would show up as a decrease in grid demand, rather than an increase in green supply. Grid demand was 36.5 GW in 2012, but only 30.1 in 2022. I guess part of that drop is due to uncounted microgeneration offsetting some demand.

    • wewbull@feddit.ukEnglish
      2·
      11 months ago

      Not residential solar, no. In fact, we don’t have proper data for how much is generated by residential as it just appears as a reduction in demand.

      So just read the figures on the web as “…after residential solar”.

  • Wooly@lemmy.world
    English
    2·
    11 months ago

    Yet we’re still pegged to the coal/oil prices. I hope that’s one of the first things Labour change when they get back in power.