When is electricity greenest in Germany?
Renewable energy forecast · updated 2026-10-22 20:47 UTC
educk tracks how much of Germany's electricity demand is met by wind and solar generation, using day-ahead forecasts from the ENTSO-E transparency platform. Use it to plan flexible energy use — charging an EV, running appliances or batteries — for when the grid is cleanest.
- Wind and solar are forecast to cover about 40% of Germany's electricity demand around 21:00 UTC.
- Renewable output peaks around 20:45 UTC at roughly 99% of demand — the greenest time to use electricity today.
- The renewable share dips to about 39% around 03:00 UTC, when grid electricity is at its most carbon-intensive.
Hourly forecast for Germany
| Time (UTC) | Renewable (MW) | Demand (MW) | Surplus (MW) | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 19:45 | 21549 | 53819 | -32271 | 40% |
| Thu 20:00 | 20943 | 52822 | -31879 | 40% |
| Thu 20:15 | 20576 | 52019 | -31444 | 40% |
| Thu 20:30 | 20210 | 50985 | -30774 | 40% |
| Thu 20:45 | 19845 | 50100 | -30255 | 40% |
| Thu 21:00 | 19484 | 48813 | -29328 | 40% |
| Thu 21:15 | 19084 | 48050 | -28965 | 40% |
| Thu 21:30 | 18692 | 47199 | -28507 | 40% |
| Thu 21:45 | 18287 | 46477 | -28190 | 39% |
| Thu 22:00 | 22279 | 48158 | -25880 | 46% |
| Thu 22:15 | 21788 | 47603 | -25816 | 46% |
| Thu 22:30 | 21303 | 46907 | -25604 | 45% |
| Thu 22:45 | 20818 | 46425 | -25606 | 45% |
| Thu 23:00 | 20344 | 45950 | -25606 | 44% |
| Thu 23:15 | 19935 | 45581 | -25645 | 44% |
| Thu 23:30 | 19521 | 45302 | -25781 | 43% |
| Thu 23:45 | 19083 | 45003 | -25921 | 42% |
| Fri 00:00 | 18714 | 44847 | -26134 | 42% |
| Fri 00:15 | 18510 | 44736 | -26226 | 41% |
| Fri 00:30 | 18325 | 44728 | -26404 | 41% |
| Fri 00:45 | 18154 | 44573 | -26419 | 41% |
| Fri 01:00 | 18032 | 44591 | -26559 | 40% |
| Fri 01:15 | 17993 | 44536 | -26543 | 40% |
| Fri 01:30 | 17957 | 44572 | -26615 | 40% |
| Fri 01:45 | 17930 | 44756 | -26826 | 40% |
| Fri 02:00 | 17936 | 45060 | -27124 | 40% |
| Fri 02:15 | 18042 | 45346 | -27303 | 40% |
| Fri 02:30 | 18152 | 45232 | -27079 | 40% |
| Fri 02:45 | 18260 | 46336 | -28076 | 39% |
| Fri 03:00 | 18428 | 47083 | -28654 | 39% |
| Fri 03:15 | 18821 | 47788 | -28968 | 39% |
| Fri 03:30 | 19219 | 48791 | -29572 | 39% |
| Fri 03:45 | 19625 | 49890 | -30265 | 39% |
| Fri 04:00 | 20378 | 51838 | -31461 | 39% |
| Fri 04:15 | 21104 | 53397 | -32293 | 40% |
| Fri 04:30 | 21824 | 54621 | -32798 | 40% |
| Fri 04:45 | 22542 | 55843 | -33301 | 40% |
| Fri 05:00 | 23280 | 57320 | -34040 | 41% |
| Fri 05:15 | 24121 | 58742 | -34621 | 41% |
| Fri 05:30 | 24934 | 59587 | -34653 | 42% |
| Fri 05:45 | 25824 | 60509 | -34685 | 43% |
| Fri 06:00 | 26877 | 61479 | -34602 | 44% |
| Fri 06:15 | 28245 | 61765 | -33520 | 46% |
| Fri 06:30 | 29849 | 62005 | -32156 | 48% |
| Fri 06:45 | 31593 | 62204 | -30611 | 51% |
| Fri 07:00 | 33329 | 61712 | -28383 | 54% |
| Fri 07:15 | 34897 | 61945 | -27048 | 56% |
| Fri 07:30 | 36426 | 62259 | -25833 | 59% |
| Fri 07:45 | 37848 | 62362 | -24514 | 61% |
| Fri 08:00 | 39195 | 62390 | -23195 | 63% |
| Fri 08:15 | 40323 | 62494 | -22170 | 65% |
| Fri 08:30 | 41368 | 62742 | -21374 | 66% |
| Fri 08:45 | 42362 | 62667 | -20306 | 68% |
| Fri 09:00 | 43307 | 62541 | -19234 | 69% |
| Fri 09:15 | 44230 | 62575 | -18345 | 71% |
| Fri 09:30 | 45201 | 62516 | -17315 | 72% |
| Fri 09:45 | 46154 | 62472 | -16319 | 74% |
| Fri 10:00 | 47101 | 62090 | -14990 | 76% |
| Fri 10:15 | 48088 | 61431 | -13343 | 78% |
| Fri 10:30 | 48951 | 61190 | -12239 | 80% |
| Fri 10:45 | 49622 | 61121 | -11499 | 81% |
| Fri 11:00 | 50176 | 60333 | -10157 | 83% |
| Fri 11:15 | 50585 | 60163 | -9578 | 84% |
| Fri 11:30 | 50861 | 59646 | -8786 | 85% |
| Fri 11:45 | 51075 | 59199 | -8123 | 86% |
| Fri 12:00 | 51150 | 58707 | -7557 | 87% |
| Fri 12:15 | 51149 | 58633 | -7485 | 87% |
| Fri 12:30 | 51081 | 58765 | -7684 | 87% |
| Fri 12:45 | 50909 | 58585 | -7676 | 87% |
| Fri 13:00 | 50659 | 58810 | -8150 | 86% |
| Fri 13:15 | 50432 | 58887 | -8454 | 86% |
| Fri 13:30 | 50127 | 58319 | -8192 | 86% |
| Fri 13:45 | 49748 | 58386 | -8638 | 85% |
| Fri 14:00 | 49362 | 58808 | -9445 | 84% |
| Fri 14:15 | 48970 | 58547 | -9577 | 84% |
| Fri 14:30 | 48575 | 58748 | -10173 | 83% |
| Fri 14:45 | 48237 | 58718 | -10481 | 82% |
| Fri 15:00 | 47881 | 59039 | -11157 | 81% |
| Fri 15:15 | 47674 | 59386 | -11712 | 80% |
| Fri 15:30 | 47573 | 59537 | -11964 | 80% |
| Fri 15:45 | 47602 | 59983 | -12381 | 79% |
| Fri 16:00 | 47846 | 60311 | -12465 | 79% |
| Fri 16:15 | 48274 | 60684 | -12410 | 80% |
| Fri 16:30 | 48722 | 61018 | -12296 | 80% |
| Fri 16:45 | 49175 | 60851 | -11677 | 81% |
| Fri 17:00 | 49579 | 60845 | -11265 | 81% |
| Fri 17:15 | 49875 | 60641 | -10766 | 82% |
| Fri 17:30 | 50180 | 60407 | -10227 | 83% |
| Fri 17:45 | 50484 | 59861 | -9377 | 84% |
| Fri 18:00 | 50733 | 58973 | -8240 | 86% |
| Fri 18:15 | 50849 | 58025 | -7176 | 88% |
| Fri 18:30 | 50958 | 57296 | -6338 | 89% |
| Fri 18:45 | 51101 | 56594 | -5493 | 90% |
| Fri 19:00 | 51234 | 55790 | -4556 | 92% |
| Fri 19:15 | 51301 | 55059 | -3757 | 93% |
| Fri 19:30 | 51319 | 54277 | -2958 | 95% |
| Fri 19:45 | 51314 | 53634 | -2320 | 96% |
| Fri 20:00 | 50146 | 52799 | -2653 | 95% |
| Fri 20:15 | 50147 | 52155 | -2007 | 96% |
| Fri 20:30 | 50122 | 51315 | -1193 | 98% |
| Fri 20:45 | 50101 | 50672 | -571 | 99% |