Coal's share of EU electricity has dropped to a record low of 9.2% in 2025, yet household bills remain high due to taxes and levies, averaging €28.96 per 100 kWh.
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Coal accounted for just 9.2% of the electricity generated in the European Union in 2025, its lowest share since at least 1990 and far from more than a third of it then, according to the latest data published by the Community statistical office Eurostat.