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Current emissions in United Kingdom

229 gCO2eq/kWh
Biomass (8.0%)
Coal (1.0%)
Gas (43.6%)
Hydro (3.2%)
Hydro Storage (0.3%)
Nuclear (20.5%)
Other (1.6%)
Wind (11.5%)
Wind (Offshore) (10.3%)
33% renewable
20.8 GWh total
Last updated at 2023-10-02 01:00 (Local time)

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Should I plug in?
Yes

Electricity emissions in United Kingdom are below last years average

34.4 g CO2eq/km
160 g full load
344 g per hour
7 g per hour
How are these values calculated?
Electric vehicle

Value calculated for a charge of 4.5 kWh (1,031 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 United Kingdom

In 2022 the average emissions of United Kingdom were 255 g CO2eq/kWh. 36% of energy was produced from renewable sources, with the main source for energy being Gas (44.0%). Coal usage was 1.6%.

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Historical data for United Kingdom

2022
255 g CO2eq/kWh
36% renewable
248.8 TWh total
2021
263 g CO2eq/kWh
35% renewable
241.3 TWh total
2020
240 g CO2eq/kWh
38% renewable
236.8 TWh total
2019
264 g CO2eq/kWh
31% renewable
252.0 TWh total
2018
279 g CO2eq/kWh
28% renewable
266.6 TWh total

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Data sources for energy production: Entsoe, BMRS