---
title: "Forecast Carbon"
method: GET
path: "/gb/national-grid/forecasts/carbon-intensity"
tags: ["NESO"]
---

# Forecast Carbon

`GET /gb/national-grid/forecasts/carbon-intensity`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.modoenergy.com/pub/v1`
- URL: `https://api.modoenergy.com/pub/v1/gb/national-grid/forecasts/carbon-intensity`
- Auth: one of:
  - API key in header `X-Token`
  - none

This dataset contains national 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.

## Query parameters

- `date_from` string, date-time, required
- `date_to` string, date-time, required
- `limit` integer
- `offset` integer
- `timezone` 'UTC' | 'Europe/Berlin' | 'Europe/London' | 'America/New_York' | 'America/Chicago' | 'America/Los_Angeles'

## Response `200`

Success

- object
  - `count` integer, required
  - `next` string, uri, nullable
  - `previous` string, uri, nullable
  - `results` NationalCarbonIntensityForecast[], required
    - `datetime` string, date-time, required
    - `forecast` integer, required
    - `actual` integer, required
    - `index` string, required

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad Request
- `401`: Unauthorized
- `403`: Forbidden
- `404`: Not Found
- `429`: Too Many Requests

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