Record: Wind farms and solar plants produce more power than conventional power plants

On 18.05.2013, the generation of power from renewable energy sources hit a new record. For the first time, wind farms and solar plants in Germany produced electricity with a capacity of about 36,000 megawatts (MW). This is equivalent to the power plant output of more than 30 nuclear power plants. At times, the renewable plants fed more electricity into the German national grid than did conventional power plants. “For the first time, Germany was supplied on a high-load working day with more than 50 percent of its power from wind farms and solar plants”, said IWR director Dr. Norbert Allnoch in Münster.
- To the IWR press release Record: Wind farms and solar plants produce more power than conventional power plants
- Press information on German Energiewende
- Power-load profile in Germany: Course of demand for power, feeding in of wind and solar energy as well as conventional power plants on 18.04.2013

Released on: 2013-04-18