Grenada
GRDGrenada runs almost entirely on oil.
100% of its electricity comes from one source.
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 most carbon-heavy 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.
Grenada 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.
Also true of Grenada
Grenada generates no hydro electricity at all, in a region built on it.
52% of grids in Latin America and the Caribbean draw more than a tenth of their power from hydro.
Grenada's electricity is dirtier than the world average.
667 grams of CO2e a kilowatt-hour against a world figure of 458 — 45% above.
Grenada’s neighbours
Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad and Tobago runs almost entirely on gas.
Saint LuciaSaint Lucia runs almost entirely on oil.
BarbadosBarbados generates no hydro electricity at all, in a region built on it.
DominicaDominica runs almost entirely on oil.
VenezuelaVenezuela has taken the carbon out of its electricity fast.
Figures are for 2024, the most recent year reported for Grenada. Generation shares are a percentage of electricity generated, not of energy used. How this is calculated.