When is electricity greenest in Greece?
Renewable energy forecast · updated 2026-09-04 17:49 UTC
educk tracks how much of Greece'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 26% of Greece's electricity demand around 18:00 UTC.
- Renewable output peaks around 09:15 UTC at roughly 141% of demand — the greenest time to use electricity today.
- The renewable share dips to about 1% around 04:00 UTC, when grid electricity is at its most carbon-intensive.
- There is forecast surplus renewable generation around 09:30 UTC — an ideal low-carbon window for flexible loads such as EV charging, laundry or heating.
Hourly forecast for Greece
| Time (UTC) | Renewable (MW) | Demand (MW) | Surplus (MW) | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 17:45 | 1960 | 7550 | -5590 | 26% |
| Fri 18:00 | 1930 | 7430 | -5500 | 26% |
| Fri 18:15 | 1900 | 7300 | -5400 | 26% |
| Fri 18:30 | 1870 | 7160 | -5290 | 26% |
| Fri 18:45 | 1850 | 7020 | -5170 | 26% |
| Fri 19:00 | 1810 | 6890 | -5080 | 26% |
| Fri 19:15 | 1790 | 6780 | -4990 | 26% |
| Fri 19:30 | 1760 | 6690 | -4930 | 26% |
| Fri 19:45 | 1740 | 6610 | -4870 | 26% |
| Fri 20:00 | 1730 | 6540 | -4810 | 26% |
| Fri 20:15 | 1710 | 6470 | -4760 | 26% |
| Fri 20:45 | 1700 | 6290 | -4590 | 27% |
| Fri 21:00 | 1710 | 6170 | -4460 | 28% |
| Fri 21:30 | 1720 | 5940 | -4220 | 29% |
| Fri 22:00 | 1680 | 5860 | -4180 | 29% |
| Fri 22:30 | 1690 | 5720 | -4030 | 30% |
| Fri 23:15 | 1700 | 5570 | -3870 | 31% |
| Fri 23:30 | 1710 | 5530 | -3820 | 31% |
| Fri 23:45 | 1720 | 5480 | -3760 | 31% |
| Sat 00:00 | 1740 | 5430 | -3690 | 32% |
| Sat 00:15 | 1760 | 5390 | -3630 | 33% |
| Sat 00:30 | 1770 | 5350 | -3580 | 33% |
| Sat 00:45 | 1790 | 5310 | -3520 | 34% |
| Sat 01:00 | 1810 | 5290 | -3480 | 34% |
| Sat 01:15 | 1830 | 5260 | -3430 | 35% |
| Sat 01:30 | 1840 | 5220 | -3380 | 35% |
| Sat 01:45 | 1860 | 5190 | -3330 | 36% |
| Sat 02:00 | 1870 | 5170 | -3300 | 36% |
| Sat 02:15 | 1880 | 5160 | -3280 | 36% |
| Sat 02:30 | 1900 | 5180 | -3280 | 37% |
| Sat 02:45 | 1910 | 5220 | -3310 | 37% |
| Sat 03:00 | 1920 | 5270 | -3350 | 36% |
| Sat 03:15 | 1930 | 5310 | -3380 | 36% |
| Sat 03:30 | 1920 | 5300 | -3380 | 36% |
| Sat 04:00 | 40 | 5300 | -5260 | 1% |
| Sat 04:15 | 130 | 5330 | -5200 | 2% |
| Sat 04:30 | 2250 | 5410 | -3160 | 42% |
| Sat 04:45 | 2570 | 5520 | -2950 | 47% |
| Sat 05:00 | 3010 | 5670 | -2660 | 53% |
| Sat 05:15 | 3540 | 5820 | -2280 | 61% |
| Sat 05:30 | 4140 | 5970 | -1830 | 69% |
| Sat 05:45 | 4770 | 6120 | -1350 | 78% |
| Sat 06:00 | 5400 | 6240 | -840 | 87% |
| Sat 06:15 | 6010 | 6360 | -350 | 94% |
| Sat 06:30 | 6610 | 6490 | +120 | 102% |
| Sat 06:45 | 5390 | 6620 | -1230 | 81% |
| Sat 07:00 | 7730 | 6730 | +1000 | 115% |
| Sat 07:15 | 6390 | 6840 | -450 | 93% |
| Sat 07:30 | 6830 | 6930 | -100 | 99% |
| Sat 07:45 | 7240 | 7010 | +230 | 103% |
| Sat 08:00 | 9400 | 7080 | +2320 | 133% |
| Sat 08:15 | 7900 | 7140 | +760 | 111% |
| Sat 08:30 | 8180 | 7230 | +950 | 113% |
| Sat 08:45 | 10200 | 7300 | +2900 | 140% |
| Sat 09:00 | 8600 | 7390 | +1210 | 116% |
| Sat 09:15 | 10540 | 7460 | +3080 | 141% |
| Sat 09:30 | 10650 | 7550 | +3100 | 141% |
| Sat 09:45 | 10730 | 7650 | +3080 | 140% |
| Sat 10:00 | 10770 | 7740 | +3030 | 139% |
| Sat 10:15 | 10780 | 7810 | +2970 | 138% |
| Sat 10:30 | 10740 | 7840 | +2900 | 137% |
| Sat 10:45 | 10690 | 7860 | +2830 | 136% |
| Sat 11:15 | 10560 | 7830 | +2730 | 135% |
| Sat 11:30 | 10450 | 7810 | +2640 | 134% |
| Sat 11:45 | 10290 | 7770 | +2520 | 132% |
| Sat 12:00 | 10100 | 7720 | +2380 | 131% |
| Sat 12:15 | 9880 | 7670 | +2210 | 129% |
| Sat 12:30 | 9610 | 7630 | +1980 | 126% |
| Sat 12:45 | 9290 | 7570 | +1720 | 123% |
| Sat 13:00 | 8940 | 7530 | +1410 | 119% |
| Sat 13:15 | 8550 | 7500 | +1050 | 114% |
| Sat 13:30 | 8100 | 7460 | +640 | 109% |
| Sat 13:45 | 7610 | 7440 | +170 | 102% |
| Sat 14:00 | 7060 | 7420 | -360 | 95% |
| Sat 14:15 | 6480 | 7400 | -920 | 88% |
| Sat 14:30 | 5840 | 7370 | -1530 | 79% |
| Sat 14:45 | 5170 | 7340 | -2170 | 70% |
| Sat 15:00 | 4460 | 7300 | -2840 | 61% |
| Sat 15:15 | 3770 | 7240 | -3470 | 52% |
| Sat 15:30 | 3100 | 7180 | -4080 | 43% |
| Sat 15:45 | 2460 | 7130 | -4670 | 35% |
| Sat 16:00 | 1910 | 7070 | -5160 | 27% |
| Sat 16:15 | 1490 | 7050 | -5560 | 21% |
| Sat 16:45 | 1030 | 7090 | -6060 | 15% |
| Sat 17:00 | 970 | 7140 | -6170 | 14% |
| Sat 17:15 | 940 | 7170 | -6230 | 13% |
| Sat 17:30 | 900 | 7140 | -6240 | 13% |
| Sat 17:45 | 870 | 7080 | -6210 | 12% |
| Sat 18:00 | 840 | 6990 | -6150 | 12% |
| Sat 18:15 | 820 | 6900 | -6080 | 12% |
| Sat 18:30 | 800 | 6810 | -6010 | 12% |
| Sat 18:45 | 770 | 6700 | -5930 | 11% |