YES

electricity is cheap right now in Cambridge

39 gCO₂/kWh

cheapest (30 g) peak (95 g)

as of loaded

Cambridge · DNO A · UK Power Networks

next 24 hours

cheapest 19:30 tomorrow · 30 g peak 15:30 tomorrow · 95 g

good time for…

  • dishwasher good time
  • washing machine good time
  • tumble dryer good time
  • EV top-up good time
  • EV full charge good time
  • immersion heater good time
  • oven roast good time

about Cambridge

Cambridge draws its electricity from the UK Power Networks distribution network — DNO region A. The answer above is the live carbon-intensity forecast for that region, published every half-hour by the National Energy System Operator. Households across Cambridge share the same regional grid, so the answer is the same whether you're in CB1 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 Cambridge'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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