NO

wait if you can in Leicester

320 gCO₂/kWh

cheapest (297 g) peak (327 g)

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Leicester · DNO B · National Grid Electricity Distribution

next 24 hours

cheapest 05:00 tomorrow · 297 g peak 10:00 · 327 g

good time for…

  • dishwasher no cheap window in 48 h
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about Leicester

Leicester draws its electricity from the National Grid Electricity Distribution distribution network — DNO region B. The answer above is the live carbon-intensity forecast for that region, published every half-hour by the National Energy System Operator. Households across Leicester share the same regional grid, so the answer is the same whether you're in LE1 or a few outcodes over.

If you're on Octopus Agile, your half-hourly price tracks the same wholesale market that drives carbon intensity in Leicester's grid. For everyone else on a fixed-rate tariff, the answer is the honest "is now a good time to use power" signal — your bill won't change, but the grid is greener when wind and solar are doing the work.

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