UK Grid Carbon Intensity

Live gCO₂/kWh from carbonintensity.org.uk · 30-min cadence

Updated 21:45 UTC
Right now
226 gCO₂/kWh
high
24h average
134 gCO₂/kWh
rolling
Period start
21:00 UTC
2026-10-03

24-hour intensity (each 30-min snapshot)

Current generation mix

  • biomass 9.8%
  • coal 0.0%
  • imports 7.0%
  • gas 54.2%
  • nuclear 14.9%
  • other 0.0%
  • hydro 0.0%
  • solar 0.0%
  • wind 14.0%