Electricity Maps
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A live map of electricity sources, prices and carbon intensity across countries and zones, with an API for developers; people recommend it for its data and visuals.
A live map of electricity sources, prices and carbon intensity across countries and zones, with an API for developers; people recommend it for its data and visuals.
13 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 13
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 6 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 13 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 6 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Live map of grid data
“This is a good live map of how Europe is partitioned into zones and what their prices are.”
Comment from 2 Sep 2026 in “Sweden pauses Denmark power cable over EU grid rules” “their data is mostly live for system operators that provide live data on their own website”
Comment from 25 Mar 2026 in “UK total wind generation record beaten today” “It's fascinating to see the live electricity sources with Electricity Maps.”
Comment from 14 Jan 2026 in “Wind power slashed 4.6B euros off electricity bills in Spain last year” Engaging for kids and viewers
“One of my kids loves the https://app.electricitymaps.com map on their iPad”
Comment from 25 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: Wirespan, a daily power grid optimization puzzle I made for my son” “That is also an interesting watch”
Comment from 12 Aug 2026 in “2026 Eclipse Webcams”
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| Electricity MapsThis page | 13 | 0 | 100% | 6 | — | Approved |
What people said
11 of the 15 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“For a global map, check out Electricity Maps”
“This is a good live map of how Europe is partitioned into zones and what their prices are.”
“One of my kids loves the https://app.electricitymaps.com map on their iPad”
“That is also an interesting watch”
“This is a goldmine of data”
“Let's head to electricitymaps.com !”
“Let's head to electricitymaps.com”
“their data is mostly live for system operators that provide live data on their own website”
“electricitymaps paints a nice picture, though. We'll be using them in a project”
“highly recommend getting in touch if their API(s) would be of use”
“It's fascinating to see the live electricity sources with Electricity Maps.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.