Energy Lollipop

An extension that displays the current emissions of California's grid.
What is Energy Lollipop?
Energy Lollipop is a Chrome extension that displays the current emissions of California's grid. It shows the metric kilotons of CO2 / hr updated every 5 minutes, allowing you to see when your power is the cleanest and when it is the most polluting. Join our mission to get the electricity grid to zero emissions!

Extension stats

Users: 207
Rating: 5.00 (6)
Version: 2.2 (Last updated: 2021-05-25)
Creation date: 2020-02-27
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • http://www.caiso.com/*
Size: 117.76K

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Extension summary

Have you ever thought about how much carbon dioxide the California electricity grid is releasing at any moment?

Energy Lollipop is an extension that displays the current emissions of California's grid. Simply click the colored lollipop circle in your browser to see the metric kilotons of CO2 / hr updated every 5 minutes. Check it any time of the day!

The Energy Lollipop will show you what times of the day your power is the cleanest and what times of the day (and year) it is the most polluting. Electricity is the cleanest during the middle of the day when California’s solar panels are active. It’s the dirtiest in the evening at dinner time and on hot summer days (from AC use) when the grid relies heavily on gas power stations.

Data is drawn from the California Independent Systems Operator.

We hope this data will inspire you to join our mission to get the electricity grid to zero emissions - through saving energy and influencing your local community.

Let's get to it zero!

User reviews

Simple, accurate, useful. Avoid using electricity when emissions are high (late afternoon and early evening) and use it when emissions are low (mid-day, especially on weekends).
by Bruce Karney, 2023-04-05

Simple. Elegant. Understandable. All I need to make a change!
by Selim Benayat, 2020-03-04

I love how I can see the power generation changes during the day, and get super excited when it goes down - great tool!
by Brad Clarke, 2020-02-20
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Energy Lollipop requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Energy Lollipop has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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