This is great news. The problem is that this is a percentage of the total. The total consumption of fossils may have gone up still.
OhShitWhatUp on
Do you have a graph to show UK energy bills? Because it seems to mirror the solar and wind pretty good.
Mr_1990s on
Would be more informative if it charted nuclear and other renewables.
Or make it fossil fuels, all renewables, and nuclear.
AgenceElysium on
And they import fossil fuel more than ever, mostly from the US. Over 80% of their crude oil needs is imported. 50-60% of their natural gas is imported. So what’s the point, other than shooting themselves in the foot?
TheMightyGabriel on
Is this totao power or just electricity?
mechalenchon on
That’s electricity generation.
It’s misleading to just say “Power”. Most of the fossil fuels go to transport, industrial use and heat generation. Not taken into account here.
konoxians on
Meanwhile, the US just paid a billion to NOT have offshore wind energy 😀
beo19 on
Germany (fueled by the fossil lobby): hold my beer!
Inversalis on
This is electricity, not energy. Fossil energy usage has only fallen slightly the last 25 years.
will_dormer on
Russian oil – go fuck yourself
Cute-Newspaper6685 on
Depends on how you see it
DividedState on
mOrE!!!
The world is about 30 years late thanks to our parent generation.
![[OC] Solar & Wind vs. Fossil Fuels in EU](https://www.byteseu.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/sy8rglc3adrg1-825x1024.jpeg "[OC] Solar & Wind vs. Fossil Fuels in EU")
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Data source: [https://ember-energy.org/](https://ember-energy.org/)
Tools used: Matplotlib
This is great news. The problem is that this is a percentage of the total. The total consumption of fossils may have gone up still.
Do you have a graph to show UK energy bills? Because it seems to mirror the solar and wind pretty good.
Would be more informative if it charted nuclear and other renewables.
Or make it fossil fuels, all renewables, and nuclear.
And they import fossil fuel more than ever, mostly from the US. Over 80% of their crude oil needs is imported. 50-60% of their natural gas is imported. So what’s the point, other than shooting themselves in the foot?
Is this totao power or just electricity?
That’s electricity generation.
It’s misleading to just say “Power”. Most of the fossil fuels go to transport, industrial use and heat generation. Not taken into account here.
Meanwhile, the US just paid a billion to NOT have offshore wind energy 😀
Germany (fueled by the fossil lobby): hold my beer!
This is electricity, not energy. Fossil energy usage has only fallen slightly the last 25 years.
Russian oil – go fuck yourself
Depends on how you see it
mOrE!!!
The world is about 30 years late thanks to our parent generation.