API docs: https://t.co/4iKMHfOHZt Developer portal:

Ready to start shifting heavy computing workloads to times and places with lower carbon intensity to reduce your emissions? Try out our new "Carbon Aware Scheduler" API endpoint, and get access now through our developer portal. (Links in replies!)

Some Electricity Maps users may have experienced partially degraded service due to increased error rates from approximately 18:30 to 19:20 UTC as a result of issues affecting multiple Google Cloud Platform products. All systems are now operating normally. For further updates,

Update: A day after the major blackout that hit Spain and Portugal, the Spanish TSO REE has confirmed that demand has been completely restored. While the root cause of the outage is still unknown, we can already analyze how the grid restoration unfolded — and what it tells us

Useful links: 🗺️ Electricity Maps App: https://t.co/MqbMOqiWsh 📊 Electricity Maps Portal: https://t.co/2BWhxhQ885 🔌 ENTSO-E:

🚨 Grid alert - Major power outage in Spain and Portugal (Spanish version below) The Iberian network was automatically disconnected from the European grid at 12:38 PM CET, leaving millions without power. This major power blackout hit Spain and Portugal, also affecting Andorra

Will carbon-awareness be the new standard for sustainable IT infrastructure? We're thrilled to discuss this in our next webinar with guests from @Google and @gsfcommunity as we dive into the world of green IT. 📅 May 5th, 6pm CEST | 9am PST 👉 Register now:

🔍 If you are curious about the different models used to generate the datasets, you can find more information here:

Exciting news! We released over 180+ additional electricity datasets in our portal — helping companies around the globe to adopt more granular carbon accounting practices. 🌏 Visit the portal to explore the new available countries and zones: https://t.co/qLFzjCtS76

The big update you’ve been waiting for: China is now live on Electricity Maps! 🇨🇳 Alongside other recently added regions, we’ve expanded our coverage to deliver real-time grid data on our app and API for one of the world’s most crucial energy markets. Explore it on the app:

💡 Learn more about the datasets and what’s new this year:

Our 2024 datasets are here! 📂🌎 As part of our ongoing commitment to decarbonizing the electricity grid, we released our free historical datasets — enabling companies around the globe to adopt more granular carbon accounting practices. Get the datasets:

🌎 We’re moving fast toward global coverage: Electricity Maps has just added over 110 new countries to the platform. With greater coverage, we are equipping key drivers of change to reduce emissions and advance sustainability efforts — no matter where they operate. Learn more:

Our 72-hour grid forecasts are here!���️ Further optimize electricity usage with extended carbon intensity, renewable share, and power mix forecasts across 100+ zones — for greater emissions reduction and cost savings. Learn how you can benefit from 72-hour forecasts:

Did you know that optimizing electricity use based on marginal signals may increase the carbon footprint in zones such as Texas, California, and Germany? 👉Our new blog post unpacks the impact of choosing between average and marginal emissions factors for optimizing electricity

Have you spotted the new zones on the app yet? 🌍👀 Thanks to our newest models, we have now added even more countries to #ElectricityMaps! And we're just getting started — get ready to explore more zones soon: https://t.co/rysarx0Ajl Let us know which country you want to see