Last Saturday: Renewables generated more than 60% of all the electricity in the EU for the first time in a day (daily record in past years was ~53%)

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  1. Source: [https://www.energy-charts.info/charts/renewable_share/chart.htm?l=en&c=EU&interval=day&legendItems=01&partsum=1](https://www.energy-charts.info/charts/renewable_share/chart.htm?l=en&c=EU&interval=day&legendItems=01&partsum=1)

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    Also, if we extrapolate the average fossil fuel generation so far we might end up with ~746,7 TWh of fossil fuel generation in 2023.

    That would be **-14%** compared to the COVID year 2020, which had 875,5 TWh in fossil fuel generation. ([Source](https://www.energy-charts.info/charts/energy/chart.htm?l=en&c=EU&interval=year&year=-1&legendItems=00000111111100010010000))

  2. interestingly it’s the dark, damp autumn. I’d wager solar is close to the yearly efficiency low-point now.

    On the other hand Northern Europe’s wind farms were having a field day while houses were being flooded and trees were falling.

  4. This needs more context. Without seeing the total output from non-renewable power plants overlayed on this graph, we can not really quantify the impact of renewable.

  5. Unfortunately, electricity is only around 1/5th (or less) of total energy consumption… Most of the rest is still fossil… There’s a LONG way to go…

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