Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

Environment & Energy

progree

(11,927 posts)

1. On the electricity map, I clicked on "yearly" in the left column, as hourly carbon intensity varies tremendously

Reply to hunter (Original post)

Thu May 15, 2025, 08:09 AM

May 15

from hour to hour e.g. only base-load stuff is running at 3 am, while peakers are running at 3 pm, relatively speaking. Ditto for monthly where the season matters a lot as far as what's running. So yearly is the best way to get an overall average that is not misleadingly biased by the time of day or time of year chosen (unless one really is interested in a particular hour or month). Below is the yearly for 2024:

Denmark: 136g CO2eq / KWH
France: 31g CO2eq / KWH

Germany: 367g CO2eq / KWH

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

1 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

NNadir

2 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Denmark rethinking 40-year nuclear power ban amid Europe-wide shift [View all] hunter May 14 OP

On the electricity map, I clicked on "yearly" in the left column, as hourly carbon intensity varies tremendously progree May 15 #1

These numbers, which I often reference, demonstrate conclusively what forms of energy... NNadir May 15 #2