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Renewable energy's share of German power use tops 50% in Q1

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Renewable energy accounted for 50.3 percent of Germany's electricity consumption in the first three months of this year, according to the BDEW and the Solar and Hydrogen Research Center. Germany wants green energy from solar, wind, biomass and hydropower to make up 80 percent of its energy mix by 2030. Domestic electricity generation fell by 8.3% to 147.5 TWh, with renewables accounting for 47.1%. Conventional energy sources provided 78 TWh.

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