Carbon Intensity (NESO)
carbonintensity.org.uk ↗Carbon Intensity: a free forecast of how much CO2 Great Britain's electricity emits, half-hour by half-hour, for the next few days.
For anyone in Great Britain who wants to run the washing machine, charge a car or schedule a server when the grid is cleanest.
Visit Carbon Intensity (NESO) ↗
Why it’s listed
Built by the National Energy System Operator (NESO) with Environmental Defense Fund Europe, the University of Oxford and WWF1. Covers 14 regions, with historic data back to 26 September 2017 and a free, documented API that apps like Shift were built on1.
The trade-off
Great Britain only, and the forecast is indicative, not a meter reading.
Price
Free.
