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Belgium electricity today: carbon and price, hour by hour
Electricity generated in Belgium is running at about 73 g CO2e/kWh, and the day-ahead price for this hour is €152/MWh. The best four hours to run flexible compute in the next two days are Tue 13 Oct, 12:00–16:00 local time, with 31% cheaper power than the average of the hours ahead.
Latest hour
- Carbon intensity, g CO2e/kWh
- 73
- Day-ahead price, €/MWh
- 151.9
- Renewable share of generation, %
- 90
- Fossil 4%
- Cleanest-grid rank among the 15 markets tracked
- 6th
- of 15
The next 48 hours
Each bar is an hour (Central European time). Height is the day-ahead price, colour is carbon intensity, and the outlined block is the best four-hour window still ahead.
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Hour by hour
From the current hour to the end of the horizon, in local time. The shaded rows are the best four hours for flexible compute.
| Hour starting | Carbon, g/kWh | Basis | Day-ahead, €/MWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 13 October | |||
| 04:00 now | n/a | 151.9 | |
| 05:00 | n/a | 160.9 | |
| 06:00 | n/a | 212.9 | |
| 07:00 | n/a | 231.8 | |
| 08:00 | n/a | 234.8 | |
| 09:00 | n/a | 209.8 | |
| 10:00 | n/a | 182.7 | |
| 11:00 | n/a | 165.3 | |
| 12:00 best 4 h | n/a | 138.6 | |
| 13:00 best 4 h | n/a | 124.0 | |
| 14:00 best 4 h | n/a | 124.3 | |
| 15:00 best 4 h | n/a | 134.2 | |
| 16:00 | n/a | 145.7 | |
| 17:00 | n/a | 174.6 | |
| 18:00 | n/a | 200.3 | |
| 19:00 | n/a | 242.8 | |
| 20:00 | n/a | 251.0 | |
| 21:00 | n/a | 210.6 | |
| 22:00 | n/a | 207.6 | |
| 23:00 | n/a | 211.7 | |
Against the other markets
Where Belgium sits in the latest hour.
| # | Market | Carbon, g/kWh | Day-ahead, €/MWh | Renewables, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway (NO2) | 24 | 127.4 | 99 |
| 2 | Switzerland | 37 | 187.8 | 37 |
| 3 | Sweden (SE3) | 47 | 94.5 | 26 |
| 4 | France | 52 | 136.0 | 17 |
| 5 | Finland | 61 | 52.6 | 70 |
| 6 | Belgium | 73 | 151.9 | 90 |
| 7 | Great Britain | 78 | 124.1 | 69 |
| 8 | Denmark (DK1) | 133 | 134.5 | 92 |
| 9 | Austria | 224 | 178.1 | 59 |
| 10 | Spain | 227 | 196.3 | 23 |
| 11 | Italy (North) | 383 | 199.3 | 20 |
| 12 | Ireland | 441 | 110.3 | 20 |
| 13 | Germany | 454 | 155.0 | 45 |
| 14 | Netherlands | 465 | 154.6 | 23 |
| 15 | Poland | 687 | 148.7 | 15 |
About this market
Grid operator
Elia.
Generation in 2025
Largest sources: nuclear 36.1%, wind 20.0%, gas 19.5% (solar 15.6%).
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Notes
- Carbon intensity is estimated from each market’s generation by fuel. Forward hours follow the renewables forecast.
- Prices are day-ahead wholesale, not what a site pays.
- “Delayed” marks a series that missed its last refresh.
Data: Energy-Charts (Fraunhofer ISE) and national system operators.
ScienceShot dataset, checked 13 Oct 2026. How we build it: Method and standards.