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Current emissions in Spain

190 gCO2eq/kWh
Biomass (2.0%)
Coal (2.2%)
Gas (34.4%)
Hydro (14.7%)
Hydro Storage (11.2%)
Nuclear (21.7%)
Oil (0.2%)
Other (0.5%)
Solar (2.6%)
Waste (0.9%)
Wind (9.6%)
40% renewable
23.3 GWh total
Last updated at 2023-06-03 22:00 (Local time)

Wind and Solar forecast

Current2244 MW608 MW
In 1 hour1677 MW262 MW
In 3 hours1698 MW235 MW
In 6 hours1406 MW137 MW
In 9 hours1165 MW112 MW
Higher energy production than current, lower emissions
Lower energy production than current, higher emissions
Should I plug in?
Yes

Electricity emissions in Spain are below last years average

28.5 g CO2eq/km
133 g full load
285 g per hour
6 g per hour
How are these values calculated?
Electric vehicle

Value calculated for a charge of 4.5 kWh (855 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 Spain

In 2022 the average emissions of Spain were 195 g CO2eq/kWh. 45% of energy was produced from renewable sources, with the main source for energy being Gas (29.3%). Coal usage was 3.0%.

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Historical data for Spain

2022
195 g CO2eq/kWh
45% renewable
258.7 TWh total
2021
170 g CO2eq/kWh
49% renewable
247.1 TWh total
2020
175 g CO2eq/kWh
47% renewable
238.7 TWh total
2019
219 g CO2eq/kWh
39% renewable
246.3 TWh total
2018
252 g CO2eq/kWh
41% renewable
246.1 TWh total

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Data source: Entsoe