When is Azure norwaywest greenest?
Carbon-aware scheduling · updated 2026-08-04 08:38 UTC
The Azure norwaywest region runs in Stavanger, Norway, on the Norway electricity grid. educk forecasts when that grid is greenest — using day-ahead wind & solar and demand data from ENTSO-E — so you can schedule carbon-aware workloads (batch jobs, CI, model training, backups, data pipelines) for the cleanest hours.
- Wind and solar are forecast to cover about 7% of Norway's electricity demand around 08:45 UTC.
- Renewable output peaks around 21:15 UTC at roughly 10% of demand — the greenest time to use electricity today.
- The renewable share dips to about 0% around 22:00 UTC, when grid electricity is at its most carbon-intensive.
Hourly grid forecast for Azure norwaywest
| Time (UTC) | Renewable (MW) | Demand (MW) | Surplus (MW) | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 08:15 | 922 | 13081 | -12159 | 7% |
| Tue 08:30 | 923 | 13017 | -12094 | 7% |
| Tue 08:45 | 926 | 13057 | -12131 | 7% |
| Tue 09:00 | 917 | 13038 | -12121 | 7% |
| Tue 09:15 | 924 | 12967 | -12043 | 7% |
| Tue 09:30 | 933 | 12989 | -12056 | 7% |
| Tue 09:45 | 939 | 12978 | -12039 | 7% |
| Tue 10:00 | 927 | 13018 | -12091 | 7% |
| Tue 10:15 | 939 | 12947 | -12008 | 7% |
| Tue 10:30 | 952 | 12982 | -12030 | 7% |
| Tue 10:45 | 968 | 13013 | -12045 | 7% |
| Tue 11:00 | 967 | 13048 | -12081 | 7% |
| Tue 11:15 | 983 | 12997 | -12014 | 8% |
| Tue 11:30 | 998 | 13086 | -12088 | 8% |
| Tue 11:45 | 1011 | 13006 | -11995 | 8% |
| Tue 12:00 | 1006 | 13137 | -12131 | 8% |
| Tue 12:15 | 1013 | 13098 | -12085 | 8% |
| Tue 12:30 | 1021 | 13177 | -12156 | 8% |
| Tue 12:45 | 1030 | 13137 | -12107 | 8% |
| Tue 13:00 | 1028 | 13084 | -12056 | 8% |
| Tue 13:15 | 1038 | 13122 | -12084 | 8% |
| Tue 13:30 | 1049 | 13146 | -12097 | 8% |
| Tue 13:45 | 1059 | 13190 | -12131 | 8% |
| Tue 14:00 | 1036 | 13164 | -12128 | 8% |
| Tue 14:15 | 1043 | 13213 | -12170 | 8% |
| Tue 14:30 | 1060 | 13257 | -12197 | 8% |
| Tue 14:45 | 1068 | 13256 | -12188 | 8% |
| Tue 15:00 | 1063 | 13165 | -12102 | 8% |
| Tue 15:15 | 1080 | 13175 | -12095 | 8% |
| Tue 15:30 | 1100 | 13199 | -12099 | 8% |
| Tue 15:45 | 1126 | 13208 | -12082 | 9% |
| Tue 16:00 | 1146 | 13228 | -12082 | 9% |
| Tue 16:15 | 1161 | 13211 | -12050 | 9% |
| Tue 16:30 | 1172 | 13208 | -12036 | 9% |
| Tue 16:45 | 1185 | 13193 | -12008 | 9% |
| Tue 17:00 | 1206 | 13214 | -12008 | 9% |
| Tue 17:15 | 1209 | 13189 | -11980 | 9% |
| Tue 17:30 | 1212 | 13236 | -12024 | 9% |
| Tue 17:45 | 1216 | 13153 | -11937 | 9% |
| Tue 18:00 | 1239 | 13213 | -11974 | 9% |
| Tue 18:15 | 1237 | 13200 | -11963 | 9% |
| Tue 18:30 | 1237 | 13206 | -11969 | 9% |
| Tue 18:45 | 1236 | 13163 | -11927 | 9% |
| Tue 19:00 | 1253 | 13155 | -11902 | 10% |
| Tue 19:15 | 1251 | 13132 | -11881 | 10% |
| Tue 19:30 | 1247 | 13166 | -11919 | 9% |
| Tue 19:45 | 1241 | 13030 | -11789 | 10% |
| Tue 20:00 | 1250 | 12949 | -11699 | 10% |
| Tue 20:15 | 1246 | 12882 | -11636 | 10% |
| Tue 20:30 | 1240 | 12838 | -11598 | 10% |
| Tue 20:45 | 1236 | 12745 | -11509 | 10% |
| Tue 21:00 | 1265 | 12588 | -11323 | 10% |
| Tue 21:15 | 1257 | 12454 | -11197 | 10% |
| Tue 21:30 | 1247 | 12427 | -11180 | 10% |
| Tue 21:45 | 1240 | 12311 | -11071 | 10% |
| Tue 22:00 | 0 | 12275 | -12275 | 0% |