UK Grid Carbon Intensity

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

Updated 00:21 UTC
Right now
183 gCO₂/kWh
high
24h average
142 gCO₂/kWh
rolling
Period start
23:30 UTC
2026-10-03

24-hour intensity (each 30-min snapshot)

Current generation mix

  • biomass 13.4%
  • coal 0.0%
  • imports 10.5%
  • gas 32.1%
  • nuclear 17.1%
  • other 0.7%
  • hydro 1.9%
  • solar 0.0%
  • wind 24.4%