High share of quarterly renewable electricity generation as industrial demand for electricity fell

Germany produced less electricity in 2024, as shown by figures from the Federal Statistical Office. Electricity from renewable energies now dominates the energy mix. The share of coal electricity declined significantly.

High share of quarterly renewable electricity generation as industrial demand for electricity fell

Media release | The latest Energy Quarterly data release from the Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment (MBIE) shows electricity generation in the October to December 2024 quarter was the lowest December quarter on record since 2016, says MBIE Domains Manager Amapola Generosa.

The Bundesverband Erneuerbare Energie e. V. (BEE) has issued a recommendation paper with ten concrete proposals for the upcoming coalition negotiations.

Wind, sun, water: Renewable energies are Germany's most important sources of electricity generation. Last year, the share even grew.

Wind, sun, water: Renewable energies are Germany's most important sources of electricity generation. Last year, the share even grew.

In 2024, 431.5 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity were generated and fed into the grid in Germany. This was 3.6 percent less than in the previous year, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) announced on Wednesday. The reason for the decline is the reduced electricity demand resulting from the decline in production in the manufacturing sector and the increased import of electricity from abroad. The amount of electricity imported into Germa…