UK Carbon Intensity Now
UK carbon intensity shows how much carbon is associated with each kilowatt-hour of electricity used.
EnergyMix.info puts the live GB grid CO2/kWh number beside generation, demand, regional forecasts and cleaner electricity windows so the figure is easy to act on.
Latest GB electricity snapshot
Snapshot timestamp: 2026-06-25 10:00:00 UTC. Source freshness: Elexon FUELINST/BMRS + ESO + PV Live (live).
- Demand: 24.7 GW
- Visible generation: 28.5 GW
- Carbon intensity: 114 gCO₂/kWh (moderate)
- Renewable share: 60%
- Gas share: 24%
- Wind: 4.4 GW
- Solar: 10.5 GW
- Nuclear: 3.6 GW
- Imports/exports: 6.3 GW net imports
These values are a cached build-time snapshot for crawlers and non-JavaScript readers. The live dashboard refreshes in the browser from public grid and carbon-intensity sources.
Carbon intensity is lower when more electricity comes from wind, solar, nuclear, hydro or cleaner imports, and higher when gas or other fossil generation fills more of demand.
The regional carbon-intensity module uses the Carbon Intensity API for local and postcode-based estimates where available.
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