Current emissions in United Kingdom
Biomass (8.8%)
Coal (1.6%)
Gas (54.5%)
Hydro (0.3%)
Nuclear (15.6%)
Other (0.4%)
Wind (12.7%)
Wind (Offshore) (6.1%)
28% renewable
27.1 GWh total
Last updated at 2022-09-29 01:00 (Local time)
Wind and Solar forecast
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| In 6 hours | --- MW | --- MW |
| In 9 hours | --- MW | --- MW |
Higher energy production than current, lower emissions
Lower energy production than current, higher emissions
Should I plug in?
If needed
Plug in if necessary, emissions are above average
46.1 g CO2eq/km
215 g full load
461 g per hour
9 g per hour
How are these values calculated?
Electric vehicle
Value calculated for a charge of 4.5 kWh (1,382 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 2021 the average emissions of United Kingdom were 263 g CO2eq/kWh. 35% of energy was produced from renewable sources, with the major source for energy being Gas (44.3%). Coal usage was 2.0%.
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