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Current emissions in Netherlands

336 gCO2eq/kWh
Coal (5.9%)
Gas (61.1%)
Other (0.5%)
Waste (1.3%)
Wind (4.0%)
Wind (Offshore) (27.2%)
31% renewable
5629 MWh total
Last updated at 2024-05-20 01:00 (Local time)

Wind and Solar forecast

Current1758 MW--- MW
In 1 hour1977 MW--- MW
In 3 hours1875 MW--- MW
In 6 hours1672 MW66 MW
In 9 hours1126 MW1211 MW
Higher energy production than current, lower emissions
Lower energy production than current, higher emissions
Should I plug in?
Yes

Electricity emissions in Netherlands are below last years average

50.4 g CO2eq/km
235 g full load
504 g per hour
10 g per hour
How are these values calculated?
Electric vehicle

Value calculated for a charge of 4.5 kWh (1,512 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)

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Quick stats about Netherlands

In 2023 the average emissions of Netherlands were 421 g CO2eq/kWh. 23% of energy was produced from renewable sources, with the main source for energy being Gas (47.8%). Coal usage was 17.8%.

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Historical data for Netherlands

2023
421 g CO2eq/kWh
23% renewable
64.0 TWh total
2022
481 g CO2eq/kWh
16% renewable
68.8 TWh total
2021
516 g CO2eq/kWh
11% renewable
74.7 TWh total
2020
501 g CO2eq/kWh
8% renewable
102.3 TWh total
2019
519 g CO2eq/kWh
7% renewable
103.1 TWh total
2018
555 g CO2eq/kWh
7% renewable
94.0 TWh total

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Data source for energy production: Entsoe