In February, Germany's share of electricity from renewable sources reached a record 61%.

Monitoring data from the Frauhofer Research Association in Germany showed that in February, 61% of Germany's electricity came from renewable sources, the highest level
ever recorded in the country.

According to Renew Economic, Germany has set higher single-day or weekly figures
in the past.
However, February 2020 set a monthly high
.
Of the 45.
12 TWh generated in the German power sector, 27.
63 TWh comes from renewable sources, or 61.
2 percent
.
Throughout the month, Germany's renewable energy sector provided 60 percent or more of the country's electricity generation, with some periods reaching 70 percent or more
.

Wind power is by far the largest contributor, generating a record 20.
80 TWh, or 45.
8%
of the country's electricity.
This breaks the previous record
of 34.
7% set in March 2019.

However, in second place is not solar energy, but biomass power generation, with 3.
74 TWh of electricity generation, accounting for 8.
3%
of the total.
Solar ranks third with 1.
86 TWh, or 4.
2%.

Natural gas accounted for 10.
2% of total electricity generation in February, while nuclear accounted for 11.
5%.

In February, soft and hard coal accounted for only 17%
of the country's electricity.

Fraunhofer ISE said: "By providing data on this website, we aim to promote transparent, objective discussions
on all factors related to Germany's energy transition.
The data was collected by scientists at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems and covers the period
from 2011 to the present.
”

February's record renewable energy generation showed a downward trend
in German coal production.
In January, Merkel's government agreed to pay up to $45 billion in compensation to compensate owners of coal-fired power stations for early closure of the facilities
.