When is electricity greenest in Hungary?
Renewable energy forecast · updated 2026-09-04 19:57 UTC
educk tracks how much of Hungary'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 1% of Hungary's electricity demand around 20:00 UTC.
- Renewable output peaks around 08:30 UTC at roughly 56% of demand — the greenest time to use electricity today.
- The renewable share dips to about 1% around 19:45 UTC, when grid electricity is at its most carbon-intensive.
Hourly forecast for Hungary
| Time (UTC) | Renewable (MW) | Demand (MW) | Surplus (MW) | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 19:45 | 59 | 5160 | -5101 | 1% |
| Fri 20:00 | 59 | 5107 | -5047 | 1% |
| Fri 20:15 | 60 | 5057 | -4997 | 1% |
| Fri 20:30 | 61 | 5008 | -4947 | 1% |
| Fri 20:45 | 61 | 4960 | -4899 | 1% |
| Fri 21:00 | 62 | 4911 | -4849 | 1% |
| Fri 21:15 | 62 | 4852 | -4790 | 1% |
| Fri 21:30 | 62 | 4781 | -4719 | 1% |
| Fri 21:45 | 62 | 4698 | -4636 | 1% |
| Fri 22:00 | 96 | 4614 | -4518 | 2% |
| Fri 22:15 | 94 | 4524 | -4430 | 2% |
| Fri 22:30 | 92 | 4441 | -4349 | 2% |
| Fri 22:45 | 90 | 4368 | -4278 | 2% |
| Fri 23:00 | 88 | 4302 | -4214 | 2% |
| Fri 23:15 | 86 | 4245 | -4159 | 2% |
| Fri 23:30 | 84 | 4196 | -4112 | 2% |
| Fri 23:45 | 82 | 4155 | -4073 | 2% |
| Sat 00:00 | 79 | 4122 | -4042 | 2% |
| Sat 00:15 | 77 | 4096 | -4018 | 2% |
| Sat 00:30 | 76 | 4076 | -4001 | 2% |
| Sat 00:45 | 74 | 4064 | -3990 | 2% |
| Sat 01:00 | 72 | 4058 | -3986 | 2% |
| Sat 01:15 | 70 | 4055 | -3986 | 2% |
| Sat 01:30 | 68 | 4057 | -3989 | 2% |
| Sat 01:45 | 67 | 4062 | -3995 | 2% |
| Sat 02:00 | 66 | 4070 | -4005 | 2% |
| Sat 02:15 | 65 | 4084 | -4019 | 2% |
| Sat 02:30 | 64 | 4104 | -4040 | 2% |
| Sat 02:45 | 63 | 4129 | -4065 | 2% |
| Sat 03:00 | 63 | 4157 | -4094 | 2% |
| Sat 03:15 | 63 | 4179 | -4116 | 2% |
| Sat 03:30 | 62 | 4194 | -4132 | 1% |
| Sat 03:45 | 63 | 4201 | -4138 | 1% |
| Sat 04:00 | 66 | 4201 | -4136 | 2% |
| Sat 04:15 | 131 | 4204 | -4073 | 3% |
| Sat 04:30 | 220 | 4211 | -3991 | 5% |
| Sat 04:45 | 314 | 4223 | -3908 | 7% |
| Sat 05:00 | 443 | 4235 | -3793 | 10% |
| Sat 05:15 | 598 | 4237 | -3640 | 14% |
| Sat 05:30 | 772 | 4226 | -3454 | 18% |
| Sat 05:45 | 966 | 4201 | -3234 | 23% |
| Sat 06:00 | 1191 | 4169 | -2978 | 29% |
| Sat 06:15 | 1408 | 4156 | -2749 | 34% |
| Sat 06:30 | 1607 | 4169 | -2562 | 39% |
| Sat 06:45 | 1787 | 4208 | -2421 | 42% |
| Sat 07:00 | 1957 | 4267 | -2309 | 46% |
| Sat 07:15 | 2104 | 4321 | -2217 | 49% |
| Sat 07:30 | 2230 | 4367 | -2137 | 51% |
| Sat 07:45 | 2337 | 4403 | -2066 | 53% |
| Sat 08:00 | 2423 | 4431 | -2007 | 55% |
| Sat 08:15 | 2483 | 4456 | -1973 | 56% |
| Sat 08:30 | 2518 | 4478 | -1961 | 56% |
| Sat 08:45 | 2528 | 4500 | -1972 | 56% |
| Sat 09:00 | 2514 | 4520 | -2006 | 56% |
| Sat 09:15 | 2490 | 4543 | -2053 | 55% |
| Sat 09:30 | 2455 | 4570 | -2115 | 54% |
| Sat 09:45 | 2411 | 4601 | -2190 | 52% |
| Sat 10:00 | 2354 | 4630 | -2276 | 51% |
| Sat 10:15 | 2296 | 4636 | -2341 | 50% |
| Sat 10:30 | 2236 | 4613 | -2378 | 48% |
| Sat 10:45 | 2175 | 4561 | -2386 | 48% |
| Sat 11:00 | 2113 | 4488 | -2375 | 47% |
| Sat 11:15 | 2052 | 4421 | -2369 | 46% |
| Sat 11:30 | 1992 | 4369 | -2377 | 46% |
| Sat 11:45 | 1931 | 4331 | -2400 | 45% |
| Sat 12:00 | 1870 | 4307 | -2437 | 43% |
| Sat 12:15 | 1808 | 4296 | -2488 | 42% |
| Sat 12:30 | 1746 | 4297 | -2551 | 41% |
| Sat 12:45 | 1684 | 4310 | -2626 | 39% |
| Sat 13:00 | 1624 | 4333 | -2709 | 37% |
| Sat 13:15 | 1560 | 4355 | -2795 | 36% |
| Sat 13:30 | 1493 | 4374 | -2881 | 34% |
| Sat 13:45 | 1421 | 4390 | -2969 | 32% |
| Sat 14:00 | 1349 | 4403 | -3054 | 31% |
| Sat 14:15 | 1265 | 4420 | -3154 | 29% |
| Sat 14:30 | 1168 | 4440 | -3272 | 26% |
| Sat 14:45 | 1059 | 4464 | -3405 | 24% |
| Sat 15:00 | 937 | 4492 | -3555 | 21% |
| Sat 15:15 | 810 | 4522 | -3712 | 18% |
| Sat 15:30 | 686 | 4554 | -3868 | 15% |
| Sat 15:45 | 564 | 4587 | -4023 | 12% |
| Sat 16:00 | 447 | 4625 | -4178 | 10% |
| Sat 16:15 | 356 | 4673 | -4317 | 8% |
| Sat 16:30 | 291 | 4733 | -4442 | 6% |
| Sat 16:45 | 209 | 4805 | -4596 | 4% |
| Sat 17:00 | 114 | 4883 | -4769 | 2% |
| Sat 17:15 | 96 | 4938 | -4842 | 2% |
| Sat 17:30 | 94 | 4962 | -4868 | 2% |
| Sat 17:45 | 93 | 4956 | -4863 | 2% |
| Sat 18:00 | 92 | 4924 | -4832 | 2% |
| Sat 18:15 | 91 | 4878 | -4787 | 2% |
| Sat 18:30 | 89 | 4822 | -4732 | 2% |
| Sat 18:45 | 88 | 4755 | -4666 | 2% |
| Sat 19:00 | 88 | 4681 | -4593 | 2% |
| Sat 19:15 | 87 | 4610 | -4523 | 2% |
| Sat 19:30 | 87 | 4546 | -4459 | 2% |
| Sat 19:45 | 86 | 4488 | -4401 | 2% |
| Sat 20:00 | 86 | 4435 | -4349 | 2% |
| Sat 20:15 | 86 | 4389 | -4303 | 2% |
| Sat 20:30 | 86 | 4347 | -4261 | 2% |
| Sat 20:45 | 86 | 4311 | -4226 | 2% |