When is electricity greenest in Lithuania?
Renewable energy forecast · updated 2026-07-21 16:04 UTC
educk tracks how much of Lithuania'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 72% of Lithuania's electricity demand around 16:15 UTC.
- Renewable output peaks around 11:30 UTC at roughly 150% of demand — the greenest time to use electricity today.
- The renewable share dips to about 29% around 17:00 UTC, when grid electricity is at its most carbon-intensive.
- There is forecast surplus renewable generation around 11:30 UTC — an ideal low-carbon window for flexible loads such as EV charging, laundry or heating.
Hourly forecast for Lithuania
| Time (UTC) | Renewable (MW) | Demand (MW) | Surplus (MW) | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 16:00 | 977 | 1295 | -318 | 75% |
| Tue 16:15 | 938 | 1303 | -365 | 72% |
| Tue 16:30 | 903 | 1305 | -402 | 69% |
| Tue 16:45 | 874 | 1304 | -430 | 67% |
| Tue 17:00 | 869 | 1289 | -420 | 67% |
| Tue 17:15 | 855 | 1301 | -446 | 66% |
| Tue 17:30 | 844 | 1306 | -462 | 65% |
| Tue 17:45 | 840 | 1307 | -467 | 64% |
| Tue 18:00 | 837 | 1308 | -471 | 64% |
| Tue 18:15 | 839 | 1304 | -464 | 64% |
| Tue 18:30 | 847 | 1297 | -450 | 65% |
| Tue 18:45 | 859 | 1283 | -425 | 67% |
| Tue 19:00 | 874 | 1260 | -386 | 69% |
| Tue 19:15 | 886 | 1243 | -357 | 71% |
| Tue 19:30 | 899 | 1222 | -323 | 74% |
| Tue 19:45 | 911 | 1193 | -282 | 76% |
| Tue 20:00 | 926 | 1166 | -240 | 79% |
| Tue 20:15 | 936 | 1135 | -199 | 82% |
| Tue 20:30 | 945 | 1108 | -163 | 85% |
| Tue 20:45 | 954 | 1082 | -128 | 88% |
| Tue 21:00 | 965 | 1066 | -101 | 91% |
| Tue 21:15 | 972 | 1047 | -74 | 93% |
| Tue 21:30 | 971 | 1027 | -56 | 95% |
| Tue 21:45 | 974 | 1011 | -36 | 96% |
| Tue 22:00 | 969 | 988 | -19 | 98% |
| Tue 22:15 | 970 | 983 | -13 | 99% |
| Tue 22:30 | 969 | 976 | -7 | 99% |
| Tue 22:45 | 968 | 969 | -1 | 100% |
| Tue 23:00 | 967 | 952 | +15 | 102% |
| Tue 23:15 | 968 | 947 | +21 | 102% |
| Tue 23:30 | 967 | 946 | +20 | 102% |
| Tue 23:45 | 963 | 942 | +21 | 102% |
| Wed 00:00 | 944 | 908 | +36 | 104% |
| Wed 00:15 | 938 | 904 | +34 | 104% |
| Wed 00:30 | 932 | 896 | +36 | 104% |
| Wed 00:45 | 925 | 898 | +28 | 103% |
| Wed 01:15 | 903 | 898 | +4 | 100% |
| Wed 01:30 | 896 | 898 | -3 | 100% |
| Wed 01:45 | 888 | 895 | -7 | 99% |
| Wed 02:00 | 876 | 897 | -21 | 98% |
| Wed 02:15 | 865 | 908 | -44 | 95% |
| Wed 02:30 | 854 | 924 | -71 | 92% |
| Wed 02:45 | 842 | 953 | -111 | 88% |
| Wed 03:00 | 830 | 1009 | -180 | 82% |
| Wed 03:15 | 815 | 1040 | -225 | 78% |
| Wed 03:30 | 804 | 1071 | -267 | 75% |
| Wed 03:45 | 795 | 1098 | -303 | 72% |
| Wed 04:00 | 780 | 1145 | -365 | 68% |
| Wed 04:15 | 771 | 1173 | -402 | 66% |
| Wed 04:30 | 767 | 1193 | -426 | 64% |
| Wed 04:45 | 768 | 1218 | -450 | 63% |
| Wed 05:00 | 740 | 1261 | -522 | 59% |
| Wed 05:15 | 765 | 1278 | -513 | 60% |
| Wed 05:30 | 797 | 1288 | -492 | 62% |
| Wed 05:45 | 831 | 1295 | -464 | 64% |
| Wed 06:00 | 873 | 1300 | -426 | 67% |
| Wed 06:15 | 923 | 1294 | -370 | 71% |
| Wed 06:30 | 975 | 1294 | -318 | 75% |
| Wed 06:45 | 1027 | 1282 | -255 | 80% |
| Wed 07:00 | 1076 | 1262 | -186 | 85% |
| Wed 07:15 | 1132 | 1258 | -126 | 90% |
| Wed 07:30 | 1187 | 1258 | -71 | 94% |
| Wed 07:45 | 1241 | 1248 | -7 | 99% |
| Wed 08:00 | 1293 | 1232 | +61 | 105% |
| Wed 08:15 | 1341 | 1215 | +125 | 110% |
| Wed 08:30 | 1387 | 1191 | +196 | 116% |
| Wed 08:45 | 1433 | 1166 | +268 | 123% |
| Wed 09:00 | 1490 | 1129 | +362 | 132% |
| Wed 09:15 | 1530 | 1133 | +397 | 135% |
| Wed 09:30 | 1563 | 1138 | +426 | 137% |
| Wed 09:45 | 1590 | 1149 | +441 | 138% |
| Wed 10:00 | 1615 | 1173 | +442 | 138% |
| Wed 10:15 | 1632 | 1164 | +468 | 140% |
| Wed 10:30 | 1645 | 1154 | +491 | 143% |
| Wed 10:45 | 1655 | 1147 | +508 | 144% |
| Wed 11:00 | 1679 | 1143 | +537 | 147% |
| Wed 11:15 | 1686 | 1136 | +551 | 148% |
| Wed 11:30 | 1685 | 1127 | +558 | 150% |
| Wed 11:45 | 1675 | 1134 | +541 | 148% |
| Wed 12:00 | 1656 | 1138 | +518 | 145% |
| Wed 12:15 | 1636 | 1144 | +492 | 143% |
| Wed 12:30 | 1610 | 1146 | +464 | 141% |
| Wed 12:45 | 1581 | 1144 | +438 | 138% |
| Wed 13:00 | 1550 | 1137 | +413 | 136% |
| Wed 13:15 | 1516 | 1141 | +375 | 133% |
| Wed 13:30 | 1477 | 1143 | +334 | 129% |
| Wed 13:45 | 1432 | 1141 | +291 | 126% |
| Wed 14:00 | 1381 | 1157 | +224 | 119% |
| Wed 14:15 | 1320 | 1181 | +140 | 112% |
| Wed 14:30 | 1250 | 1207 | +44 | 104% |
| Wed 14:45 | 1173 | 1228 | -55 | 96% |
| Wed 15:00 | 1087 | 1222 | -135 | 89% |
| Wed 15:15 | 997 | 1248 | -251 | 80% |
| Wed 15:30 | 904 | 1265 | -361 | 71% |
| Wed 15:45 | 812 | 1279 | -467 | 63% |
| Wed 16:00 | 702 | 1292 | -590 | 54% |
| Wed 16:15 | 616 | 1306 | -690 | 47% |
| Wed 16:30 | 535 | 1321 | -786 | 40% |
| Wed 16:45 | 459 | 1324 | -866 | 35% |
| Wed 17:00 | 379 | 1328 | -949 | 29% |