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Current emissions in Italy

309 gCO2eq/kWh
Biomass (0.8%)
Coal (5.4%)
Gas (40.9%)
Geothermal (2.5%)
Hydro (14.9%)
Hydro Storage (0.8%)
Oil (0.2%)
Other (9.9%)
Solar (19.5%)
Waste (1.3%)
Wind (3.8%)
42% renewable
23.8 GWh total
Last updated at 2023-12-09 14:00 (Local time)

Wind and Solar forecast

Current895 MW4641 MW
In 1 hour799 MW135 MW
In 3 hours781 MW--- MW
In 6 hours957 MW--- MW
In 9 hours1669 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

46.4 g CO2eq/km
216 g full load
464 g per hour
9 g per hour
How are these values calculated?
Electric vehicle

Value calculated for a charge of 4.5 kWh (1,391 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)

Quick stats about Italy

In 2022 the average emissions of Italy were 389 g CO2eq/kWh. 33% of energy was produced from renewable sources, with the main source for energy being Gas (46.2%). Coal usage was 11.7%.

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Historical data for Italy

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