Carbon intensity app | National Energy System Operator
Summary
NESO has launched a consumer mobile app that shows carbon intensity of the electricity grid in real-time, allowing users to schedule energy usage during periods of low carbon generation. The app, developed with WWF and Oxford University, can link to smart devices for automated load shifting. NESO is seeking user feedback to improve a new version of the app.
Why it matters
This is redistributive — treats symptoms of expensive energy rather than addressing supply or market structure. The app enables voluntary demand shifting but creates no price signals or market mechanisms to incentivise it systematically.
Key facts
- •App available on Google Play Store and App Store
- •Built in partnership with WWF, Environmental Defense Fund Europe and University of Oxford
- •Can link to smart devices for automated energy use timing
- •NESO seeking feedback for new app version
Areas affected
Memo
Carbon intensity app | National Energy System Operator Show/Hide Menu Toggle Add to favourites Close tooltip Sign in to add this page to your favourites Sign in or register Show favourites Close Close tooltip Sign in or register to manage your favourites Sign in or register Help You are now signed in Visit My NESO account to view and manage your dataset subscriptions. Maybe later Go to your account Carbon intensity app The carbon intensity app has been built in partnership with the WWF, Environmental Defense Fund Europe and the University of Oxford department of computer science. Our app can be used by homeowners as a rough guide for when to charge your phone, put your washing on or run the hoover round. It can also be linked to smart devices so you can automate your energy use to coincide with the peaks in green energy production. Download the app and find out when the greenest hours each day, available on Google Play Store and The App Store . Download from Google Play Store Download from the Apple App Store Help us shape the new NESO app We have started work on improving the NESO app and would like to hear from you to help shape what it offers and how it works. We’re looking for feedback from users to understand how you use our current app and gather suggestions to help us improve the new app. Provide feedback logo--facebook