`get_generation_mix`

Pack: carbon · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/carbon/mcp

Check current UK electricity grid composition by source percentage (gas, coal, wind, solar, nuclear, hydro, biomass, imports). Use to understand real-time grid energy mix.

Example call

Arguments

{}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/carbon/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"get_generation_mix","arguments":{}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('get_generation_mix', {});

Response shape

Always returns: from, to, generation_mix

Field	Type	Description
`from`	string	Start time of the generation mix period (ISO 8601)
`to`	string	End time of the generation mix period (ISO 8601)
`generation_mix`	array	Current electricity generation mix by fuel source and percentage

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "from": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Start time of the generation mix period (ISO 8601)"
    },
    "to": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "End time of the generation mix period (ISO 8601)"
    },
    "generation_mix": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "fuel": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Fuel type or generation source (e.g., gas, coal, wind, solar, nuclear)"
          },
          "percentage": {
            "type": "number",
            "description": "Percentage of electricity generated by this fuel type"
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "fuel",
          "percentage"
        ]
      },
      "description": "Current electricity generation mix by fuel source and percentage"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "from",
    "to",
    "generation_mix"
  ]
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "carbon": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/carbon/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

get_generation_mix