electricitymaps_carbon_intensity
Pack: electricity-maps · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/electricity-maps/mcp
Carbon intensity (gCO2/kWh) for a grid zone now — the live climate cost of a kWh drawn from the local grid. Pass a zone code (e.g. “US-CAL-CISO”, “DE”, “FR”, “GB”) or lat+lon. Example: electricitymaps_carbon_intensity({ zone: “DE”, _apiKey: “your-key” })
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
zone | string | no | |
lat | number | no | Latitude (use with lon instead of zone) |
lon | number | no | Longitude (use with lat instead of zone) |
_apiKey | string | yes | Electricity Maps API key (free trial / developer tier at electricitymaps.com) |
Example call
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/electricity-maps/mcp \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"electricitymaps_carbon_intensity","arguments":{}}}'
Connect
Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:
{
"mcpServers": {
"electricity-maps": {
"url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/electricity-maps/mcp"
}
}
}
See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.