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 (%)
Ukraine (UKR) Hydro Share April 2018 12.47
United Kingdom (GBR) Other fossil Generation April 2018 0.09
United Kingdom (GBR) Other fossil Share April 2018 0.40
United States (USA) Solar Share April 2018 2.90
United States (USA) Solar Generation April 2018 8.80
United States (USA) Wind Share April 2018 8.72
Argentina (ARG) Coal Share March 2018 2.24
Brazil (BRA) Coal Generation March 2018 1.28
Brazil (BRA) Solar Share March 2018 0.43
Brazil (BRA) Bioenergy Generation March 2018 3.77
Brazil (BRA) Solar Generation March 2018 0.24
Brazil (BRA) Coal Share March 2018 2.31
Brazil (BRA) Other fossil Generation March 2018 1.38
Brazil (BRA) Other fossil Share March 2018 2.49
Brazil (BRA) Hydro Share March 2018 74.05
Brazil (BRA) Hydro Generation March 2018 41.09
China (CHN) Solar Generation March 2018 13.92
China (CHN) Solar Share March 2018 2.54
China (CHN) Wind Generation March 2018 33.65
China (CHN) Wind Share March 2018 6.15
Denmark (DNK) Coal Generation March 2018 1.18
Estonia (EST) Other fossil Generation March 2018 1.02
Finland (FIN) Coal Share March 2018 12.63
Finland (FIN) Bioenergy Generation March 2018 1.23
Finland (FIN) Coal Generation March 2018 0.95
Finland (FIN) Other fossil Generation March 2018 0.79
Finland (FIN) Gas Generation March 2018 0.70
Greece (GRC) Hydro Share March 2018 27.30
Greece (GRC) Hydro Generation March 2018 0.95
Hungary (HUN) Net imports Generation March 2018 1.62
Hungary (HUN) Net imports Share March 2018 71.05
Italy (ITA) Wind Generation March 2018 2.44
Italy (ITA) Wind Share March 2018 10.69
Kuwait (KWT) Other fossil Generation March 2018 2.04
Kuwait (KWT) Gas Generation March 2018 2.88
Kuwait (KWT) Other fossil Share March 2018 41.46
Luxembourg (LUX) Gas Share March 2018 37.50
Luxembourg (LUX) Net imports Share March 2018 475.00
Luxembourg (LUX) Net imports Generation March 2018 0.38
Luxembourg (LUX) Hydro Share March 2018 12.50
Luxembourg (LUX) Bioenergy Share March 2018 12.50
Luxembourg (LUX) Solar Share March 2018 12.50
Malaysia (MYS) Gas Share March 2018 39.72
Malaysia (MYS) Coal Generation March 2018 5.80
Malaysia (MYS) Gas Generation March 2018 5.47
Montenegro (MNE) Hydro Generation March 2018 0.14
Morocco (MAR) Solar Share March 2018 2.51
Morocco (MAR) Solar Generation March 2018 0.06
Morocco (MAR) Hydro Share March 2018 8.79
Morocco (MAR) Hydro Generation March 2018 0.21
North Macedonia (MKD) Hydro Share March 2018 42.86
North Macedonia (MKD) Hydro Generation March 2018 0.27
Norway (NOR) Net imports Share March 2018 0.57
Norway (NOR) Net imports Generation March 2018 0.08
Poland (POL) Gas Share March 2018 6.54
Poland (POL) Gas Generation March 2018 0.89
Portugal (PRT) Wind Share March 2018 37.31
Portugal (PRT) Wind Generation March 2018 1.94
Qatar (QAT) Gas Generation March 2018 2.51
Serbia (SRB) Hydro Generation March 2018 1.34
South Africa (ZAF) Coal Share March 2018 92.13
South Africa (ZAF) Other fossil Generation March 2018 0.07
South Africa (ZAF) Other fossil Share March 2018 0.32
South Africa (ZAF) Coal Generation March 2018 19.89
South Africa (ZAF) Hydro Share March 2018 0.51
South Africa (ZAF) Hydro Generation March 2018 0.11
South Africa (ZAF) Net imports Share March 2018 -2.04
Spain (ESP) Wind Generation March 2018 7.69
Spain (ESP) Wind Share March 2018 33.23
Switzerland (CHE) Nuclear Generation March 2018 2.15
Switzerland (CHE) Nuclear Share March 2018 43.79
Taiwan (China) (TWN) Solar Share March 2018 0.79
The Philippines (PHL) Gas Share March 2018 26.81
Türkiye (TUR) Hydro Share March 2018 25.23
Türkiye (TUR) Other renewables Share March 2018 2.34
Türkiye (TUR) Solar Generation March 2018 0.57
Türkiye (TUR) Solar Share March 2018 2.30
Türkiye (TUR) Bioenergy Share March 2018 0.85
Türkiye (TUR) Bioenergy Generation March 2018 0.21
Türkiye (TUR) Hydro Generation March 2018 6.25
Türkiye (TUR) Wind Share March 2018 8.28
Türkiye (TUR) Wind Generation March 2018 2.05
Ukraine (UKR) Hydro Generation March 2018 1.32
Ukraine (UKR) Hydro Share March 2018 8.85
United States (USA) Wind Generation March 2018 26.46
Argentina (ARG) Gas Share February 2018 62.50
Argentina (ARG) Bioenergy Share February 2018 0.17
Argentina (ARG) Net imports Share February 2018 0.09
Brazil (BRA) Coal Share February 2018 2.04
Brazil (BRA) Bioenergy Share February 2018 7.22
Brazil (BRA) Other fossil Share February 2018 2.37
Brazil (BRA) Bioenergy Generation February 2018 3.57
Brazil (BRA) Hydro Share February 2018 73.08
Chile (CHL) Other renewables Share February 2018 0.33
Estonia (EST) Gas Share February 2018 1.09
Finland (FIN) Gas Generation February 2018 0.68
Hungary (HUN) Net imports Generation February 2018 1.23
Kuwait (KWT) Other fossil Share February 2018 41.44
Lithuania (LTU) Bioenergy Share February 2018 15.00
Luxembourg (LUX) Hydro Share February 2018 11.11