Carbon-aware electricity pricing, measured daily on 38 grids

85 points by High-Five 19 hours ago on hackernews | 76 comments

What if electricity got cheaper when the grid runs clean and pricier when it runs dirty? Every day this site runs that idea on real electricity-grid data and measures how much CO₂ it would save compared with today's standard pricing — across Switzerland and US grid regions.

Standard Today's fixed tariff — the baseline everything is compared against.

Carbon-Aware Hourly The price follows the grid's carbon level, hour by hour.

Carbon Peak Pricing Normal price, plus a sharp spike in the few dirtiest hours.