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GB grid carbon intensity in Duaer

In Duaer: National Grid ESO: carbon intensity of Great Britain electricity now or for the next 24 hours, by region and fuel mix. One successful search uses 1 credit.

What you get

Duaer GB grid carbon intensity reads the Carbon Intensity API for Great Britain. Give an outward postcode for the regional value and fuel mix.

Pick Duaer Data → GB grid carbon intensity in the node creator, or open the data market. Related: EIA electricity prices, Greenhouse gas levels.

When to use it

Run a heavy job when the grid is greenest.
Show the fuel mix for a region now.

When not to use it

US electricity prices. Use EIA electricity prices.
Greenhouse gas levels in the air. Use Greenhouse gas levels.

Search on the canvas

Open the node creator and pick Duaer Data → GB grid carbon intensity.
Fill View (now or forecast). Optional: Postcode (such as RG10).
Limit defaults to 10, max 20. Execute.

A search uses 1 credit only when it returns rows. No rows, wrong input, or an upstream failure uses 0.

Call the API

GET https://api.duaer.com/v1/data/grid-carbon?view=now
Authorization: Bearer <Duaer key>

The call skill below matches Copy skill in the Duaer data market, with parameters, examples, and result fields.

Call skill

Same text as Copy skill.

---
name: duaer-grid-carbon
description: >-
  Duaer GB grid carbon intensity. National Grid ESO: carbon intensity of Great Britain electricity now or for the next 24 hours, by region and fuel mix.
  One successful search uses 1 Duaer credit.
---

# Duaer GB grid carbon intensity

Duaer GB grid carbon intensity reads the Carbon Intensity API for Great Britain. Give an outward postcode for the regional value and fuel mix.

## When to use

- Run a heavy job when the grid is greenest.
- Show the fuel mix for a region now.

## When not to use

- US electricity prices. Use https://skills.duaer.com/eia-electricity.md.
- Greenhouse gas levels in the air. Use https://skills.duaer.com/greenhouse-gases.md.

## Call

`GET https://api.duaer.com/v1/data/grid-carbon?view=now`

Header: `Authorization: Bearer <Duaer key>`

Use an account key or a model API key.

Get a Duaer key: https://skills.duaer.com/keys.md

## Parameters

Provide `view` or `postcode`.

- `view` — `now` or `forecast` (next 24 hours in half-hour slots). Default now.
- `postcode` — Optional. First part of a GB postcode such as RG10 for its region and fuel mix.
- `limit` — Optional. Rows to return, from 1 to 20. Default 10.

## Examples

- `GET https://api.duaer.com/v1/data/grid-carbon?view=now` — the national value now.
- `GET https://api.duaer.com/v1/data/grid-carbon?view=forecast&postcode=RG10` — the next 24 hours for the RG10 region.

## Result

The response is `{ "items": [...] }`. Each item has `source`, `title`, `url`, and `summary`, plus:

- `place`, `from`, `to` — area and half-hour slot.
- `gramsCo2PerKwh`, `index` — intensity and band, such as low or high.
- `forecast`, `actual` — national forecast and measured values.
- `<fuel>Pct` — regional fuel mix in percent, such as `gasPct` and `windPct`.

Fields without a value are left out.

## Credits

A search that returns at least one row uses 1 credit.
An empty search, a search that finds nothing, or a failed search uses 0.
Wrong input returns 400 with a message and uses 0.
No remaining credits returns 402 and does not search.
A missing key returns 401.

## Related

- https://skills.duaer.com/eia-electricity.md — Duaer EIA electricity prices
- https://skills.duaer.com/greenhouse-gases.md — Duaer Greenhouse gas levels

Questions

How many credits does a GB grid carbon intensity search use in Duaer?

One credit when Duaer returns rows. A search with no rows or an error uses 0.

Which postcode does Duaer GB grid carbon intensity take?

The first part of a GB postcode, such as RG10, not the full code.

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EIA electricity prices in Duaer

In Duaer: US EIA: monthly average retail electricity price, sales, and customers by state and sector. One successful search uses 1 credit.

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Greenhouse gas levels in Duaer

In Duaer: NOAA GML: monthly CO2 at Mauna Loa and global CO2, methane, and nitrous oxide, with the change on a year earlier. One successful search uses 1 credit.