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Germany is at 30% renewable energy. The US at ~13.
by spacefight 12y ago
Germany is at 30% renewable energy. The US at ~13.
- brc 12y agoThat is nameplate capacity, not actual generation. Big difference.
- spacefight 12y agoEither my calculation is wrong, or... Check the report from Fraunhofer, i.e. slide 85. http://www.ise.fraunhofer.de/en/downloads-englisch/pdf-files-englisch/data-nivc-/electricity-production-from-solar-and-wind-in-germany-2014.pdf http://www.ise.fraunhofer.de/en/downloads-englisch/pdf-files... Produced in August 2014: Renewable: 12.8 TWh Rest: 25.8 TWh Total: 38.6 TWh % produced renewable: 33% I left the pumped storage in "Rest" as I have no idea what engery was used to pump.