ElectricityMap – Live CO₂ emissions of electricity production and consumption
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HN comment orderI found this map very helpful in internet disputes about electricity sources in my country(Poland), because it shows some lesser known facts like: - We import electricity at an average rate of 1.2GW - mostly from Germany and Sweden - and this number keeps growing. - Not 95% of our electricity comes from coal(as it's often assumed here), but 75% at most. - Wholesale electricity prices in Poland are actually higher than in e.g. Germany. - Solar reached a point…
This page shows that some countries produce electric power in cleaner way than other. This projects only one point of view, and congratulations for countries that are shifting towards green sources. But, title is misleading: This map doesn't show consumption or total production. Moreover an option "Show wind" emphasis that countries with less green electricity poison other countries. Which is false. From this map it looks that Europe suffers from Estonia and Poland being there. If we'll consider total production…
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- Breakout years
- 2
- Total points
- 359
- Total comments
- 172
100+ points or 50+ comments
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reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-11-08 | Electricity Map – Live CO2 emissions of electricity consumption | privong | 4 | 0 |
| 2018-08-16 | Electricity Map – Live CO2 emissions of electricity consumptionFirst breakout | robin_reala | 129 | 71 |
| 2020-01-16 | Live CO2 emissions of worldwide electricity production and consumption | pimterry | 2 | 0 |
| 2020-10-11 | ElectricityMap – Live CO₂ emissions of electricity production and consumptionBest thread · Latest 20+ point return | jka | 224 | 101 |