37.5% of Germany's net electricity generation from renewable energies

Article by Fabian Pöschel, translated by Susanne Höfler | 11.10.2017 - 08:23

According to an analysis by Energy Charts, 37.5% of Germany's net electricity generation stem from renewable energies which correlates to a production of 151.57 TWh.

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In 2017 so far, a total of 404.8 TWh have been produced, 253.23 TWh of which come from conventional production. With 16.4% (66.59 TWh) of the net electricity generation, wind power represents the largest share of renewable energies, followed by power generation from solar power systems (8.7% or 35.38 TWh), biomass plants (8.5%) and hydroelectric installations (3.8%).

Information: www.energy-charts.de

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