Share of hours with negative wholesale electricity prices vs Carbon intensity of electricity generation in Germany
In 2024, share of hours with negative wholesale electricity prices in Germany was 5%; carbon intensity of electricity generation was 337.1 gCO2e/kWh.
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Germany, annual figures, spaced by time from 2023 to 2024 . Different units, drawn on separate scales and clipped to the years both series publish; earlier history stays on each indicator’s own page. Read the values, not the heights.
Share of hours with negative wholesale electricity prices
Unit: % · 2 observations
Carbon intensity of electricity generation
Unit: gCO2e/kWh · 2 observations
Estimates are listed as such in the table below
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| Period | Share of hours with negative wholesale electricity prices | Carbon intensity of electricity generation |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3% IEA | 363.6 gCO2e/kWh Ember |
| 2024 | 5% IEA | 337.1 gCO2e/kWh Ember |
Provenance
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Share of hours with negative wholesale electricity prices
The proportion of total hours in a period during which wholesale electricity prices fall below zero.
2 observations charted in Germany · source organisations: IEA
Carbon intensity of electricity generation
Emissions intensity of electricity generation, measured as greenhouse gas emissions in carbon dioxide equivalent (gCO2e) per kilowatt-hour of electricity generated.
2 observations charted in Germany (of 26 annual records) · source organisations: Ember
Data published under CC BY 4.0. Series A as JSON · Series B as JSON
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