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Poland electricity today: carbon and price, hour by hour
Electricity generated in Poland is running at about 732 g CO2e/kWh, 7% higher than at the same hour yesterday, and the day-ahead price for this hour is €148/MWh. The best four hours to run flexible compute in the next two days are Wed 14 Oct, 12:00–16:00 local time, with 25% less carbon and 17% cheaper power than the average of the hours ahead.
Latest hour
- Carbon intensity, g CO2e/kWh
- 732
- yesterday 687
- Day-ahead price, €/MWh
- 147.8
- Renewable share of generation, %
- 10
- Fossil 86%
- Cleanest-grid rank among the 15 markets tracked
- 15th
- 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 | |||
| 21:00 now | 654 | forecast | 147.8 |
| 22:00 | 606 | forecast | 137.3 |
| 23:00 | 561 | forecast | 108.5 |
| Wednesday 14 October | |||
| 00:00 | 519 | forecast | 115.7 |
| 01:00 | 498 | forecast | 113.3 |
| 02:00 | 489 | forecast | 108.6 |
| 03:00 | 488 | forecast | 107.9 |
| 04:00 | 499 | forecast | 113.2 |
| 05:00 | 521 | forecast | 116.2 |
| 06:00 | 559 | forecast | 159.8 |
| 07:00 | 572 | forecast | 186.0 |
| 08:00 | 553 | forecast | 188.9 |
| 09:00 | 505 | forecast | 158.3 |
| 10:00 | 445 | forecast | 144.4 |
| 11:00 | 400 | forecast | 119.1 |
| 12:00 best 4 h | 381 | forecast | 114.0 |
| 13:00 best 4 h | 372 | forecast | 112.9 |
| 14:00 best 4 h | 377 | forecast | 111.1 |
| 15:00 best 4 h | 416 | forecast | 112.4 |
| 16:00 | 482 | forecast | 118.2 |
| 17:00 | 546 | forecast | 121.0 |
| 18:00 | 587 | forecast | 166.2 |
| 19:00 | 595 | forecast | 176.3 |
| 20:00 | 595 | forecast | 144.3 |
| 21:00 | 586 | forecast | 140.9 |
| 22:00 | 581 | forecast | 161.1 |
| 23:00 | 581 | forecast | 168.8 |
Against the other markets
Where Poland sits in the latest hour.
| # | Market | Carbon, g/kWh | Day-ahead, €/MWh | Renewables, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway (NO2) | 24 | 130.1 | 99 |
| 2 | Sweden (SE3) | 31 | 12.0 | 47 |
| 3 | Switzerland | 45 | 224.0 | 71 |
| 4 | France | 48 | 194.2 | 19 |
| 5 | Belgium | 71 | 210.6 | 88 |
| 6 | Finland | 79 | 19.2 | 69 |
| 7 | Denmark (DK1) | 80 | 124.8 | 95 |
| 8 | Austria | 107 | 226.9 | 85 |
| 9 | Ireland | 113 | 297.8 | 82 |
| 10 | Great Britain | 118 | 198.0 | 59 |
| 11 | Spain | 216 | 213.9 | 34 |
| 12 | Italy (North) | 276 | 242.6 | 44 |
| 13 | Germany | 337 | 140.7 | 59 |
| 14 | Netherlands | 356 | 168.3 | 45 |
| 15 | Poland | 732 | 147.8 | 10 |
About this market
Grid operator
PSE (Polskie Sieci Elektroenergetyczne).
Generation in 2025
Largest sources: coal 50.6%, gas 14.4%, wind 13.9% (solar 11.3%).
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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.