UK Carbon Intensity
How clean is the UK electricity grid right now? This pack pulls from the official Carbon Intensity API (carbonintensity.org.uk) maintained by National Grid ESO. Get real-time and historical carbon intensity forecasts plus the current generation fuel mix.
Tools
| Tool | Purpose |
|---|---|
get_intensity |
Current national carbon intensity — forecast gCO2/kWh, actual value, and index (very low to very high) |
get_intensity_by_date |
Carbon intensity data for a specific date (format YYYY-MM-DD) |
get_generation_mix |
Current electricity generation breakdown by fuel type (wind, solar, gas, nuclear, etc.) |
When this is useful
- Smart home systems deciding when to run appliances (charge EVs when intensity is low)
- Sustainability dashboards showing real-time grid carbon data
- Research comparing UK grid decarbonization over time
- Answering "how green is UK electricity right now?"
Example
curl -s -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/carbon/mcp \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"get_generation_mix","arguments":{}}}'
Returns something like:
{
"from": "2024-03-15T10:00Z",
"to": "2024-03-15T10:30Z",
"mix": [
{ "fuel": "wind", "percentage": 38.2 },
{ "fuel": "nuclear", "percentage": 15.1 },
{ "fuel": "gas", "percentage": 22.4 },
{ "fuel": "solar", "percentage": 8.7 }
]
}
Setup
{
"mcpServers": {
"pipeworx-carbon": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "mcp-remote@latest", "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/carbon/mcp"]
}
}
}