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Current emissions in France

15 gCO2eq/kWh
Biomass (0.7%)
Gas (0.9%)
Hydro (16.1%)
Hydro Storage (0.4%)
Nuclear (79.4%)
Oil (0.2%)
Waste (0.3%)
Wind (2.0%)
19% renewable
51.9 GWh total
Last updated at 2024-05-18 05:00 (Local time)

Wind and Solar forecast

Current1023 MW--- MW
In 1 hour1201 MW421 MW
In 3 hours1086 MW2565 MW
In 6 hours764 MW6971 MW
In 9 hours743 MW8446 MW
Higher energy production than current, lower emissions
Lower energy production than current, higher emissions
Should I plug in?
Yes

Electricity emissions in France are low

2.3 g CO2eq/km
11 g full load
23 g per hour
< 1 g per hour
How are these values calculated?
Electric vehicle

Value calculated for a charge of 4.5 kWh (68 g), equals 30km on an EV with a consumption of 15 kWh/100km

Washing machine

Complete wash is 0.7 kWh, calculated on full load at 40º on a A efficient equipment

Air conditioning

One hour of use is 1.5 kWh, calculated on a equipment A efficient of 9000BTU, temperature 22º

Laptop

One hour of use is 30 Wh, calculated on a laptop with moderate use (internet browsing, email, etc)

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Quick stats about France

In 2023 the average emissions of France were 39 g CO2eq/kWh. 27% of energy was produced from renewable sources, with the main source for energy being Nuclear (66.6%). Coal usage was 0.2%.
France is one of the top countries in renewable energy production.

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Historical data for France

2023
39 g CO2eq/kWh
27% renewable
476.5 TWh total
2022
73 g CO2eq/kWh
25% renewable
430.2 TWh total
2021
56 g CO2eq/kWh
22% renewable
510.9 TWh total
2020
55 g CO2eq/kWh
24% renewable
490.7 TWh total
2019
56 g CO2eq/kWh
20% renewable
526.8 TWh total
2018
55 g CO2eq/kWh
20% renewable
537.2 TWh total

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Data source for energy production: Entsoe