UK Grid Carbon Intensity

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

Updated 22:46 UTC
Right now
80 gCO₂/kWh
low
24h average
73 gCO₂/kWh
rolling
Period start
22:00 UTC
2026-10-24

24-hour intensity (each 30-min snapshot)

Current generation mix

  • biomass 3.3%
  • coal 0.0%
  • imports 0.1%
  • gas 19.7%
  • nuclear 16.0%
  • other 0.0%
  • hydro 0.0%
  • solar 0.0%
  • wind 60.7%