UK Grid Carbon Intensity

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

Updated 23:48 UTC
Right now
73 gCO₂/kWh
low
24h average
73 gCO₂/kWh
rolling
Period start
23:00 UTC
2026-10-24

24-hour intensity (each 30-min snapshot)

Current generation mix

  • biomass 3.8%
  • coal 0.0%
  • imports 0.4%
  • gas 17.6%
  • nuclear 16.8%
  • other 0.0%
  • hydro 0.0%
  • solar 0.0%
  • wind 61.3%