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Carbon-Aware Pricing — Live

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Pangram verdict · v3.3

We believe that this entire text is AI.

60 %

AI likelihood · overall

AI
0% human-written 100% AI-generated
SEGMENTS · HUMAN 0 of 1
SEGMENTS · AI 0 of 1
WORD COUNT 84
PEAK AI % 60% · §1
Analyzed
Sep 4
backend: pangram/v3.3
Segments scanned
1 windows
avg 84 words each
Distribution
0 / 100%
human / AI fraction
Verdict
AI
Pangram v3.3

Article text · 84 words · 1 segments analyzed

Human AI-generated
§1 Mixed · 60%

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.