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Current emissions in France

21 gCO2eq/kWh
Biomass (0.4%)
Gas (1.5%)
Hydro (7.8%)
Hydro Storage (1.2%)
Nuclear (70.1%)
Oil (0.1%)
Solar (11.3%)
Waste (0.6%)
Wind (6.3%)
Wind (Offshore) (0.7%)
28% renewable
58.8 GWh total
Last updated at 2025-07-08 09:00 (Local time)
Today so far: 18 g CO2eq/kWh (21% renewable)
This month so far: 29 g CO2eq/kWh (27% renewable)

Wind and Solar forecast

Current4118 MW6637 MW
In 1 hour5605 MW14354 MW
In 3 hours5811 MW17731 MW
In 6 hours5869 MW18512 MW
In 9 hours5953 MW12185 MW
Higher energy production than current, lower emissions
Lower energy production than current, higher emissions
Should I plug in?
Yes

Electricity emissions in France are low

3.2 g CO2eq/km
15 g full load
32 g per hour
1 g per hour
How are these values calculated?
Electric vehicle

Value calculated for a charge of 4.5 kWh (95 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 France

In 2024 the average emissions of France were 27 g CO2eq/kWh. 27% of energy was produced from renewable sources, with the main source for energy being Nuclear (68.8%). Coal usage was 0.1%.
France is one of the top countries in renewable energy production.

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Emissions in the previous months

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Historical data for France

2024
27 g CO2eq/kWh
27% renewable
521.2 TWh total
2023
39 g CO2eq/kWh
27% renewable
476.5 TWh total
2022
73 g CO2eq/kWh
25% renewable
430.2 TWh total
2021
56 g CO2eq/kWh
22% renewable
510.9 TWh total
2020
55 g CO2eq/kWh
24% renewable
490.7 TWh total
2019
56 g CO2eq/kWh
20% renewable
526.8 TWh total
2018
55 g CO2eq/kWh
20% renewable
537.2 TWh total

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Data source for energy production: ENTSO-E