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Carbon Intensity MCP Server

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National Grid ESO Carbon Intensity API for Great Britain. Real-time and forecast carbon intensity of electricity generation, generation fuel mix, and regional breakdowns across 14 GB regions.

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Carbon Intensity API

Official National Grid ESO API providing carbon intensity data for Great Britain's electricity grid. No authentication required.

Data Model

  • Intensity — gCO2/kWh: forecast (predicted), actual (measured after the fact). Periods are 30-minute settlement windows.
  • Index — Human-readable band: very low, low, moderate, high, very high.
  • Generation mix — Fuel type percentages: biomass, coal, imports, gas, nuclear, other, hydro, solar, wind.
  • Regions — 14 DNO (Distribution Network Operator) regions covering England, Scotland, and Wales.

Region IDs

1=North Scotland, 2=South Scotland, 3=North West England, 4=North East England, 5=Yorkshire, 6=North Wales & Merseyside, 7=South Wales, 8=West Midlands, 9=East Midlands, 10=East England, 11=South West England, 12=South England, 13=London, 14=South East England

Gotchas

  • Date format: ISO 8601 dates YYYY-MM-DD for date-range endpoints.
  • Forecast vs actual: actual is null until the period ends and metering data arrives.
  • Half-hourly: All data is in 30-minute settlement periods (48 per day).
  • GB only: Does not cover Northern Ireland (which is part of the Ireland grid).

Tools in this Server (3)

Carbon Generation Mix

Get the current electricity generation fuel mix for Great Britain — percentage breakdown by fuel type: biomass, coal, imports, gas, nuclear, other, hy...

Carbon Intensity Current

Get the current carbon intensity (gCO2/kWh) of Great Britain's electricity grid for the current half-hour settlement period. Returns forecast and actu...

Carbon Intensity Stats

Get carbon intensity statistics (max, average, min) for a date range. Dates must be in YYYY-MM-DD format. The range should not exceed 30 days for reas...

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Carbon Intensity MCP server?

National Grid ESO Carbon Intensity API for Great Britain. Real-time and forecast carbon intensity of electricity generation, generation fuel mix, and regional breakdowns across 14 GB regions. It provides 3 tools that AI agents can use through the Model Context Protocol (MCP).

How do I connect Carbon Intensity to my AI agent?

Add the MCPBundles server URL to your MCP client configuration (Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, etc.). The URL format is: https://mcp.mcpbundles.com/bundle/carbon-intensity. Authentication is handled automatically.

How many tools does Carbon Intensity provide?

Carbon Intensity provides 3 tools that can be called by AI agents, along with a SKILL.md that gives your AI agent domain knowledge about when and how to use them.

What authentication does Carbon Intensity require?

Carbon Intensity uses open data APIs — no authentication required.

Setup Instructions

Connect Carbon Intensity to any MCP client in minutes

MCP URLhttps://mcp.mcpbundles.com/bundle/carbon-intensity
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One-click install:

Install on Claude.aiInstall for organization (admins)

The link prefills the Add custom connector dialog — you still review the values and click Add, then Connect to complete OAuth.

Or add manually

  1. Open claude.ai → Settings → Connectors.
  2. Click the + button and choose Add custom connector.
  3. Set Name to Carbon Intensity and paste the MCP URL into Remote MCP server URL.
  4. Click Add. Carbon Intensity will appear under Not connected — select it and click Connect to complete OAuth.
Name: Carbon Intensity
Remote MCP server URL: https://mcp.mcpbundles.com/bundle/carbon-intensity
Authentication: OAuth

Custom connectors at claude.ai require a paid Claude plan (Pro, Max, Team, or Enterprise).

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