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Country Carbon Intensity Forecast

NESO·data_release·medium·6 May 2020·32 words·source

Summary

NESO has published a dataset containing carbon intensity forecasts for the GB electricity system, measuring CO2 emissions per kilowatt hour of electricity consumed. This provides forward-looking data on how clean or carbon-intensive GB's electricity supply will be.

Why it matters

This data is valuable for market participants making investment decisions, companies tracking their carbon footprint, and understanding the decarbonisation trajectory of GB's electricity system.

Key facts

  • Dataset published on 2020-05-06
  • Measures CO2 emissions per kilowatt hour of electricity

Areas affected

wholesale marketrenewablesgeneratorscarbon pricingconsumers

Related programmes

Net ZeroClean Power 2030

Publisher description

This dataset contains country carbon intensity forecast for the GB electricity system.The carbon intensity of electricity is a measure of how much CO2 emissions are produced per kilowatt hour of electricity consumed.<br/><br/>

Full extracted text
This dataset contains country carbon intensity forecast for the GB electricity system.The carbon intensity of electricity is a measure of how much CO2 emissions are produced per kilowatt hour of electricity consumed.<br/><br/>