Deeside Centre for Innovation · Transition modelFACILITY

As a control-centre asset, Deeside's dominant dependency is grid electricity rather than water, and its Scope 2 impact is set by the current GB grid intensity of 217.41 gCO2/kWh (Ember 2025). Local physical water pressure is low: baseline water stress is scored 0.107 (Low, <10%), overall water risk is 0.64 (Low, <25%), and the site sits in the North Atlantic watershed with modest drought (3.13) and flood scores (coastal 2.30, riverine 1.38). No untreated wastewater or depletion concerns register above low thresholds (0.16 and 0.24 respectively).

By 2030, the GB grid carbon intensity horizon is flagged at 100 gCO2/kWh under IEA WEO 2024 STEPS, less than half today's observed value, meaning Scope 2 emissions tied to Deeside's electricity draw should fall sharply without any operational change at the site. Water-risk horizon scores (2030 water depletion and stress) are not populated in this dataset, so no forward view on physical water pressure is available; today's Low baseline is the only reference point. No flow-level (input/output) data is provided for this facility, limiting granular dependency mapping.

The GB grid trajectory continues to decarbonise toward 30 gCO2/kWh by 2050 per IEA STEPS, pointing to a near-fully decarbonised electricity dependency for this control centre by mid-century, with 2080 grid data not yet available. Residual physical risk remains low-to-moderate on current water indicators (coastal and riverine flood scores in the 1.4-2.3 range), but the absence of 2050/2080 water horizon labels or scores means long-dated physical risk trajectory cannot be confirmed from this dataset and should be treated as a data gap rather than a clean bill of health.