Electricity Records Explorer Peak months
Electricity grids around the world are undergoing a faster transformation than they have ever seen. A clear way to see this transition in action is to follow when new national highs in generation or share for various fuel sources are set. In some months, dozens of these records are broken around the world, particularly in wind and solar generation.

Monthly generation records

Use the filters below to narrow down by country, fuel type, record type, or date range. Select a row to view the record history for that country, fuel, and record type.

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Country Fuel Record Type Date Generation (TWh) Share of Generation (%)
United States (USA) Hydro Generation May 2003 28.80
Australia (AUS) Coal Share April 2003 93.94
United States (USA) Other renewables Share April 2003 0.49
United States (USA) Solar Generation April 2003 0.06
United States (USA) Bioenergy Share April 2003 1.53
United States (USA) Wind Share April 2003 0.38
Taiwan (China) (TWN) Coal Share March 2003 56.76
United States (USA) Solar Share March 2003 0.02
United States (USA) Solar Generation March 2003 0.05
United States (USA) Other renewables Share March 2003 0.47
United States (USA) Solar Generation February 2003 0.02
United States (USA) Solar Share February 2003 0.01
United States (USA) Solar Generation January 2003 0.01
United States (USA) Other renewables Generation January 2003 1.46
United States (USA) Solar Share January 2003 0.00
Taiwan (China) (TWN) Coal Share September 2002 55.60
Taiwan (China) (TWN) Coal Generation August 2002 10.09
Taiwan (China) (TWN) Nuclear Generation August 2002 3.73
United States (USA) Gas Share August 2002 22.64
United States (USA) Gas Generation August 2002 84.48
Australia (AUS) Coal Generation July 2002 14.74
Taiwan (China) (TWN) Nuclear Generation July 2002 3.71
Taiwan (China) (TWN) Coal Generation July 2002 9.79
Taiwan (China) (TWN) Gas Generation July 2002 2.86
United States (USA) Gas Share July 2002 22.07
United States (USA) Coal Generation July 2002 183.20
United States (USA) Net imports Generation July 2002 3.59
United States (USA) Bioenergy Generation July 2002 4.82
United States (USA) Gas Generation July 2002 83.92
Taiwan (China) (TWN) Coal Generation June 2002 9.29
United States (USA) Bioenergy Generation June 2002 4.69
United States (USA) Hydro Generation June 2002 27.35
United States (USA) Wind Generation June 2002 1.13
Taiwan (China) (TWN) Coal Generation May 2002 9.23
United States (USA) Hydro Share May 2002 8.53
United States (USA) Hydro Generation May 2002 26.12
United States (USA) Wind Generation May 2002 1.08
Australia (AUS) Coal Share April 2002 93.35
Taiwan (China) (TWN) Gas Share April 2002 15.45
Taiwan (China) (TWN) Gas Generation April 2002 2.45
United States (USA) Hydro Generation April 2002 23.66
United States (USA) Wind Generation April 2002 1.02
United States (USA) Wind Share April 2002 0.35
United States (USA) Hydro Share April 2002 8.20
United States (USA) Bioenergy Share April 2002 1.51
United States (USA) Wind Share March 2002 0.28
United States (USA) Wind Generation March 2002 0.85
Taiwan (China) (TWN) Bioenergy Share February 2002 0.33
United States (USA) Hydro Share February 2002 6.99
Taiwan (China) (TWN) Bioenergy Share January 2002 0.29
United States (USA) Other renewables Generation January 2002 1.41
United States (USA) Bioenergy Generation January 2002 4.49
United States (USA) Nuclear Generation January 2002 70.93
United States (USA) Wind Generation January 2002 0.81
United States (USA) Hydro Share January 2002 6.60
United States (USA) Hydro Generation January 2002 21.04
Australia (AUS) Other fossil Share December 2001 0.28
Australia (AUS) Other fossil Generation December 2001 0.04
Mongolia (MNG) Coal Generation December 2001 0.27
Taiwan (China) (TWN) Bioenergy Share December 2001 0.28
Taiwan (China) (TWN) Coal Share December 2001 54.93
Taiwan (China) (TWN) Bioenergy Generation December 2001 0.04
United States (USA) Bioenergy Share November 2001 1.46
United States (USA) Other renewables Share November 2001 0.46
United States (USA) Nuclear Share November 2001 22.41
United States (USA) Bioenergy Share October 2001 1.45
Taiwan (China) (TWN) Coal Generation August 2001 9.18
Taiwan (China) (TWN) Gas Generation August 2001 2.29
Taiwan (China) (TWN) Nuclear Generation August 2001 3.67
United States (USA) Gas Share August 2001 21.22
United States (USA) Gas Generation August 2001 78.41
United States (USA) Bioenergy Generation August 2001 4.46
United States (USA) Coal Generation August 2001 183.12
Australia (AUS) Coal Generation July 2001 14.31
Taiwan (China) (TWN) Gas Generation July 2001 2.11
Taiwan (China) (TWN) Coal Generation July 2001 9.10
United States (USA) Gas Generation July 2001 73.03
United States (USA) Gas Share July 2001 20.48
United States (USA) Nuclear Generation July 2001 69.17
United States (USA) Coal Generation July 2001 179.06
Taiwan (China) (TWN) Hydro Share June 2001 3.84
Taiwan (China) (TWN) Hydro Generation June 2001 0.64
United States (USA) Hydro Generation June 2001 19.95
United States (USA) Gas Share June 2001 17.62
United States (USA) Gas Generation June 2001 57.60
Taiwan (China) (TWN) Coal Share May 2001 54.69
Taiwan (China) (TWN) Hydro Share May 2001 3.36
Taiwan (China) (TWN) Hydro Generation May 2001 0.53
Taiwan (China) (TWN) Coal Generation May 2001 8.63
United States (USA) Net imports Share May 2001 0.96
United States (USA) Gas Generation May 2001 50.93
United States (USA) Net imports Generation May 2001 2.87
United States (USA) Gas Share May 2001 16.99
Taiwan (China) (TWN) Coal Share April 2001 54.55
Taiwan (China) (TWN) Gas Share April 2001 13.21
Taiwan (China) (TWN) Gas Generation April 2001 1.93
United States (USA) Bioenergy Share April 2001 1.44
United States (USA) Gas Share April 2001 16.52
United States (USA) Net imports Share April 2001 0.86
United States (USA) Wind Share April 2001 0.25