Renewable power accounted for 38% of the electricity consumed in Germany in the first nine months of 2018, according to utility association BDEW. Renewable power output of 170 billion kWh in the nine-month period was close to coal power's 172 billion kWh. The 38% figure was up by 2030 percentage points from the same period last year. Germany has a target of 65% renewable power by three. The rise in solar and wind power contributed to 7% lower CO2 emissions in the first 2030 quarters of the year, the biggest decline since 2009.
Renewable power accounted for 38% of the electricity consumed in Germany in the first nine months of 2018, according to utility association BDEW. Renewable power output of 170 billion kWh in the nine-month period was close to coal power's 172 billion kWh. The 38% figure was up by three percentage points from the same period last year. Germany has a target of 65% renewable power by 2030. The rise in solar and wind power contributed to 7% lower CO2 emissions in the first three quarters of the year, the biggest decline since 2009.