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UK Grid Carbon Intensity Now + Generation Mix (National Grid ESO)

Current carbon intensity of Great Britain’s electricity (gCO2/kWh, forecast vs actual, index) and the current generation mix by fuel.

Call it (no API key)

GET https://api.agentdatahub.de/api/v1/call/uk-carbon-intensity-now?compact=1

Full metadata: without compact=1 · Markdown: format=llm · Only some fields: add &fields=a,b.c · MCP: tool call_api with {"apiId":"uk-carbon-intensity-now"}

Parameters

None.

Example response (live, compact)

{
  "apiId": "uk-carbon-intensity-now",
  "data_freshness": "cached",
  "data": {
    "period": {
      "from": "2026-10-28T10:00Z",
      "to": "2026-10-28T10:30Z"
    },
    "intensity_gco2_kwh": {
      "forecast": 79,
      "actual": 70,
      "index": "low"
    },
    "generation_mix_pct": {
      "biomass": 8.6,
      "coal": 0,
      "imports": 4.6,
      "gas": 18.7,
      "nuclear": 14.6,
      "other": 0,
      "hydro": 0,
      "solar": 8.6,
      "wind": 44.9
    },
    "attribution": "National Grid ESO, Carbon Intensity API (CC BY 4.0)"
  },
  "source": "National Grid ESO Carbon Intensity API",
  "license": "CC BY 4.0 (National Grid ESO Carbon Intensity API)"
}

Recorded history available: /api/v1/history/uk-carbon-intensity-now

Source & license