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UK Carbon Intensity

Free

The Official Carbon Intensity API for Great Britain developed by National Grid

🌍EnvironmentHTTPSNo API key required

Display Title

UK Carbon Intensity

Forecast186 gCO2/kWh

Actual172 gCO2/kWh

IndexModerate

Generation Mix46.3% gas, 28.1% wind, 14.2% nuclear

From2026-02-25T12:00Z

Sample Response

response.json

1{
2  "forecast": "186 gCO2/kWh",
3  "actual": "172 gCO2/kWh",
4  "index": "moderate",
5  "generationMix": "46.3% gas, 28.1% wind, 14.2% nuclear",
6  "from": "2026-02-25T12: 00Z"
7}

Code Snippets

request.sh

1"color:#c084fc">curl -X "color:#fbbf24">GET "https://carbon-intensity.github.io/api-definitions/#carbon-intensity-api-v1-0-0"

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