Renewable energies achieved a record share of 59.7% (260.68 terawatt hours) of net public electricity generation in Germany in 2023. Electricity generation from fossil fuels amounted to 38.8 percent (169.38 TWh) and 1.5 percent (6.72 TWh) of the electricity generated came from nuclear energy. This is according to a publication by the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems.
Wind energy (onshore and offshore) was once again the main source of net public electricity generation with a total of 32% (139.8 terawatt hours), followed by lignite with 17.7% (77.50 TWh) and solar EEG grid feed-in with 12% (52.24 TWh). While photovoltaics is experiencing an upswing, electricity generation from lignite and hard coal is declining significantly, according to Fraunhofer ISE.
After an export surplus of 27.1 TWh was achieved in electricity trading in 2022, an import surplus of 11.7 TWh was recorded in 2023. This development was influenced by lower generation costs in neighboring countries and high CO2 certificate costs. For detailed information on electricity generation, interested parties can view the complete evaluation by the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE at ise.fraunhofer.de.
Source: ise.fraunhofer.de
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