Switzerland
CHESwitzerland gets next to none of its electricity from gas, in a region built on it.
54% of grids in Europe draw more than a tenth of their power from gas.
What this grid depends on
Three measures that say more about a country than how much power it makes. Open “what this means” on any of them if the term is new.
Among the cleanest electricity anywhere.
What this means
How much planet-warming gas is released to make one unit of electricity. Two countries can generate exactly the same amount and one of them be ten times dirtier doing it. Lower is better.
Switzerland generates almost exactly what it uses, with next to nothing crossing its borders.
What this means
Electricity can be sold across a border like anything else, through high-voltage lines connecting one country's grid to the next. Buying it in means leaning on a neighbour to keep the lights on. Selling it means generating more than the country needs.
A mix of fuel produced at home and fuel bought in.
What this means
How much of what this grid runs on the country can supply itself. Sun, wind and water count fully, because nobody can cut them off; coal, gas and oil only as far as the country digs them up. A high score is not the same as a good grid: mining your own coal scores well, importing uranium scores badly.
Also true of Switzerland
Switzerland gets next to none of its electricity from wind, in a region built on it.
49% of grids in Europe draw more than a tenth of their power from wind.
Switzerland’s neighbours
AustriaAustria has cleaned up its grid faster than most people realise.
ItalyItaly has cleaned up its grid faster than most people realise.
GermanyWind overtook coal on Germany's grid in 2023.
FranceFrance is first in the world for nuclear.
LuxembourgWind overtook bioenergy on Luxembourg's grid in 2023.
Figures are for 2025, the most recent year reported for Switzerland. Generation shares are a percentage of electricity generated, not of energy used. How this is calculated.