Electricity Generation Sources

Discussions focus on the mix of electricity production sources like hydro, nuclear, solar, wind, and fossil fuels across countries, with frequent references to electricitymaps.org for real-time data on grid cleanliness and carbon intensity.

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masklinn Mar 13, 2018 View on HN

Most countries are not much better sadly, see https://www.electricitymap.org/?page=map&solar=false&remote=... for EU

walrus01 Apr 29, 2022 View on HN

Maybe the user lives in a place with 100% hydroelectric power.

Moldoteck Sep 23, 2024 View on HN

i mean you can look here https://app.electricitymaps.com/map how much batteries are doing for uk vs gas/imports...

ekianjo Sep 11, 2022 View on HN

Remind me the percentage of electricity production?

marmakoide Jul 25, 2023 View on HN

It depends, maybe ? I live in a country where energy come from 69% nuclear power, and about 10% hydro, 10% solar/wind, 10% gas. The nuclear plants are evenly spread over the populated area.

preisschild Jan 14, 2023 View on HN

It is not. Credible sources have PV still over 35g.You can use electricitymaps[1] to quickly compare sources of energy.1: https://app.electricitymaps.com

katbyte Jul 11, 2022 View on HN

10%+ of electrical generation is “almost none”?

corradio Apr 22, 2017 View on HN

Live view, including other countries: http://www.electricitymap.org

throwaway2037 Dec 20, 2024 View on HN

Woah, your electricity is so cheap! Is it mostly hydro?

bayindirh Apr 8, 2025 View on HN

See this: https://app.electricitymaps.com/map/72h/hourly