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Current emissions in Italy

260 gCO2eq/kWh
Biomass (2.0%)
Coal (4.5%)
Gas (32.5%)
Geothermal (2.5%)
Hydro (32.7%)
Hydro Storage (11.8%)
Oil (2.0%)
Other (7.0%)
Solar (0.4%)
Waste (1.4%)
Wind (3.2%)
53% renewable
24.3 GWh total
Last updated at 2024-10-12 19:00 (Local time)
Today so far: 207 g CO2eq/kWh (66% renewable)
This month so far: 258 g CO2eq/kWh (51% renewable)

Wind and Solar forecast

Current785 MW105 MW
In 1 hour359 MW--- MW
In 3 hours304 MW--- MW
In 6 hours287 MW--- MW
In 9 hours406 MW--- MW
Higher energy production than current, lower emissions
Lower energy production than current, higher emissions
Should I plug in?
Yes

Electricity emissions in Italy are below last years average

39.0 g CO2eq/km
182 g full load
390 g per hour
8 g per hour
How are these values calculated?
Electric vehicle

Value calculated for a charge of 4.5 kWh (1,170 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 Italy

In 2023 the average emissions of Italy were 319 g CO2eq/kWh. 43% of energy was produced from renewable sources, with the main source for energy being Gas (40.1%). Coal usage was 7.9%.

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Emissions in the previous months

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Historical data for Italy

2023
319 g CO2eq/kWh
43% renewable
212.5 TWh total
2022
389 g CO2eq/kWh
33% renewable
218.6 TWh total
2021
313 g CO2eq/kWh
37% renewable
210.8 TWh total
2020
342 g CO2eq/kWh
40% renewable
244.8 TWh total
2019
362 g CO2eq/kWh
37% renewable
259.0 TWh total
2018
384 g CO2eq/kWh
36% renewable
255.5 TWh total

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Data source for energy production: Entsoe