Electricity Maps

Marginal emissions: what they are, and when to use them

“You shouldn’t believe that you can be powered by wind turbines all the time”

Why green electricity contracts fail to deliver green electricity

Do renewables always reduce carbon emissions?

When deciding where to install a wind turbine or a solar panel, common wisdom would point us to investigate weather patterns and install wind turbines where…

Estimating marginal carbon intensity with machine learning

How do you know where your electricity…

Europe’s interconnected electricity system: an in-depth analysis

A society where electric devices consume electricity at the right time

No, country X did NOT just run entirely on wind.

A world map to understand low-carbon electricity consumption

The Electricity Map got more attention than we initially expected. Showing live CO2 emissions of the electricity consumed, it is now used in class rooms, lectures and in many debates online. It is pushing Holland to open up…