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Current emissions in Portugal

176 gCO2eq/kWh
Biomass (12.0%)
Gas (32.5%)
Hydro (5.5%)
Hydro Storage (4.5%)
Other (0.4%)
Wind (45.0%)
Wind (Offshore) (0.1%)
67% renewable
2814 MWh total
Last updated at 2023-10-02 03:00 (Local time)

Wind and Solar forecast

Current1267 MW--- MW
In 1 hour932 MW--- MW
In 3 hours1027 MW--- MW
In 6 hours1073 MW410 MW
In 9 hours1011 MW1539 MW
Higher energy production than current, lower emissions
Lower energy production than current, higher emissions
Should I plug in?
Yes

Electricity emissions in Portugal are below last years average

26.4 g CO2eq/km
123 g full load
264 g per hour
5 g per hour
How are these values calculated?
Electric vehicle

Value calculated for a charge of 4.5 kWh (792 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 Portugal

In 2022 the average emissions of Portugal were 219 g CO2eq/kWh. 61% of energy was produced from renewable sources, with the main source for energy being Gas (38.4%).

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Historical data for Portugal

2022
219 g CO2eq/kWh
61% renewable
44.3 TWh total
2021
204 g CO2eq/kWh
65% renewable
47.2 TWh total
2020
228 g CO2eq/kWh
62% renewable
49.5 TWh total
2019
279 g CO2eq/kWh
55% renewable
49.0 TWh total
2018
324 g CO2eq/kWh
52% renewable
55.3 TWh total

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Data source for energy production: Entsoe