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Electricity generation

The table below shows electricity generation for the last three months and year to date (YTD) for production and imports. Also shown are the percentage change in generation in the last month, 3 months and year to date compared with year-to-date last year

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-Last 3 Months (GWh)YTD GWh% Change in Jul and Year to Date 2023
Electricity Generation May-23 Jun-23 Jul-23 Jan - Jul YTD 1 month 3 month Jan - Jul YTD
Conventional Thermal 1637 1572 1297 10465 -17.46% -20.75% -9.91%
Coal 83 100 86 716 -13.55% 4.05% -53.33%
Co-fired Peat & Biomass 57 54 0 302 -100.00% -100.00% -19.77%
Oil 0 3 0 81 -94.83% 34.17% -83.15%
Natural Gas 1421 1358 1159 8915 -14.69% -18.49% 1.49%
Other Renewables 18 12 14 115 19.71% -21.86% 21.03%
Wastes 56 44 37 327 -15.75% -33.45% -3.31%
Other (CHP etc) 2 1 1 9 1.31% -17.05% -2.87%
Non-Combustible Renewable Generation 684 605 997 7158 64.64% 45.76% 6.12%
Hydro 40 7 60 455 721.47% 49.16% 24.98%
Wind 580 542 877 6463 61.81% 51.18% 1.29%
Solar 63 56 60 240 6.49% -5.95% -
Indigenous Generation 2321 2177 2294 17623 5.37% -1.15% -4.02%
Net imports 317 313 288 1628 -8.00% -9.14% -
Imports 350 325 324 1933 -0.22% -7.28% 102.07%
Exports -33 -12 -36 -305 208.15% 10.84% -55.13%
Total Generation 2638 2490 2582 19251 3.69% -2.11% 3.29%
Pumped Hydro Storage -6 -12 -16 -96 27.97% 175.05% -4.29%
Pumping -11 -38 -43 -257 15.29% 290.94% 13.63%
Generated 5 25 28 161 9.18% 413.17% 27.84%
Total Generated Less Pumped Hydro Storage Losses 2632 2478 2566 19155 3.57% -2.49% 3.33%

Electricity generation including net imports

Total Electricity Generation,2023,2022
Jan,3035,2938
Feb,2684,2702
Mar,2989,2851
Apr,2833,2613
May,2638,2565
Jun,2490,2451
Jul,2582,2518
Aug,,2536
Sep,,2485
Oct,,2674
Nov,,2788
Dec,,3006
Source: SEAI & Eirgrid

Generation by fuel type - 2023

,Coal,Co-fired Peat & Biomass,Oil,Natural Gas,Other Renewables,Wastes,Hydro,Wind
January,147.2,39,10.6,1238.7,17.8,53.6,120.9,1230.7
February,81.3,40.2,50.3,1154.7,16.9,38.3,55,1121.9
March,125.8,56.9,15.7,1294.9,18.2,47.5,81.6,1133.5
April,93.6,54.7,0.6,1289,18.7,50.8,90.7,977.2
May,82.7,57.3,0.1,1421.4,18,55.7,40.2,580.2
June,99.6,53.8,3.1,1358.1,11.7,44,7.3,542.1
July,86.1,0.0,0.2,1158.5,14.0,37.1,59.9,877.2
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Source: SEAI & EirGrid

Generation by fuel type - 2022

,Coal,Co-fired Peat & Biomass,Oil,Natural Gas,Other Renewables,Wastes,Hydro,Wind
January,301.1,69.2,130,1284.9,14,51.1,94,941.7
February,243.2,56.4,7.3,785.8,12.1,46.2,96.9,1508.3
March,279,62.9,183.5,1130.5,14.3,52.8,88.2,928.5
April,157.7,49.6,59.9,1292.8,13.5,50.1,31.8,838.9
May,125.9,57.6,42.8,1334.3,18.5,53.2,20.7,868.2
June,128.2,63.9,40.9,1391.4,17.6,26.7,14.2,737.3
July,291.9,14.7,11,1556.1,19,56.7,17.4,526.9
August,256.1,46.9,28.9,1637,18.5,53.8,6,519.8
September,284.6,65.5,35.9,1347.1,17.9,54.3,23.8,647.7
October,108.8,53.4,56.7,1096.3,17,46.7,97,1290.5
November,109.2,55.6,33.5,1175,17.8,50.7,124.4,1375.2
December,226.4,56.0,93.5,1404.2,18.9,51.4,85.8,1041.1
Source: SEAI & EirGrid