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. Every month, 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.

Clear
Country Fuel Record Type Date Generation (TWh) Share of Generation (%)
Spain (ESP) Bioenergy Generation August 2015 0.40
Spain (ESP) Bioenergy Share August 2015 1.88
Sri Lanka (LKA) Other fossil Share August 2015 38.60
Sri Lanka (LKA) Other fossil Generation August 2015 0.44
Taiwan (China) (TWN) Hydro Share August 2015 3.34
Taiwan (China) (TWN) Solar Share August 2015 0.43
Taiwan (China) (TWN) Hydro Generation August 2015 0.78
United Kingdom (GBR) Bioenergy Share August 2015 5.14
United Kingdom (GBR) Bioenergy Generation August 2015 1.08
United Kingdom (GBR) Net imports Share August 2015 9.56
United Kingdom (GBR) Other fossil Share August 2015 0.29
United Kingdom (GBR) Other fossil Generation August 2015 0.06
United Kingdom (GBR) Gas Generation August 2015 7.29
United Kingdom (GBR) Gas Share August 2015 34.66
United States (USA) Net imports Generation August 2015 6.51
United States (USA) Solar Generation August 2015 4.16
United States (USA) Gas Share August 2015 35.40
Australia (AUS) Coal Share July 2015 74.42
Australia (AUS) Bioenergy Generation July 2015 0.07
Australia (AUS) Coal Generation July 2015 14.72
Australia (AUS) Bioenergy Share July 2015 0.35
Austria (AUT) Solar Generation July 2015 0.13
Austria (AUT) Other fossil Share July 2015 18.76
Austria (AUT) Other fossil Generation July 2015 0.85
Austria (AUT) Solar Share July 2015 2.87
Bulgaria (BGR) Solar Generation July 2015 0.18
Canada (CAN) Coal Share July 2015 8.19
Canada (CAN) Bioenergy Share July 2015 1.20
Canada (CAN) Nuclear Share July 2015 19.03
Canada (CAN) Other fossil Share July 2015 1.07
Canada (CAN) Gas Share July 2015 8.53
China (CHN) Other fossil Generation July 2015 1.79
China (CHN) Coal Generation July 2015 353.37
China (CHN) Bioenergy Generation July 2015 4.53
China (CHN) Hydro Generation July 2015 109.72
China (CHN) Gas Generation July 2015 12.77
China (CHN) Nuclear Generation July 2015 16.79
Czechia (CZE) Coal Share July 2015 51.41
Czechia (CZE) Solar Share July 2015 5.48
Czechia (CZE) Solar Generation July 2015 0.31
Czechia (CZE) Net imports Generation July 2015 -0.78
Czechia (CZE) Bioenergy Generation July 2015 0.24
Czechia (CZE) Bioenergy Share July 2015 4.24
Czechia (CZE) Net imports Share July 2015 -13.78
Denmark (DNK) Net imports Share July 2015 57.14
Denmark (DNK) Other fossil Share July 2015 7.74
Denmark (DNK) Net imports Generation July 2015 0.96
Denmark (DNK) Wind Share July 2015 61.90
Denmark (DNK) Solar Share July 2015 5.36
France (FRA) Bioenergy Share July 2015 0.39
France (FRA) Nuclear Share July 2015 81.21
Georgia (GEO) Hydro Generation July 2015 1.01
Germany (DEU) Solar Generation July 2015 5.29
Germany (DEU) Bioenergy Generation July 2015 3.86
Greece (GRC) Solar Generation July 2015 0.43
Greece (GRC) Coal Generation July 2015 2.28
Greece (GRC) Gas Generation July 2015 0.98
Hungary (HUN) Gas Share July 2015 19.72
Ireland (IRL) Gas Share July 2015 47.39
Ireland (IRL) Gas Generation July 2015 1.00
Latvia (LVA) Net imports Generation July 2015 0.24
Latvia (LVA) Gas Share July 2015 50.00
Latvia (LVA) Gas Generation July 2015 0.16
Lithuania (LTU) Other fossil Share July 2015 15.63
Lithuania (LTU) Other fossil Generation July 2015 0.05
Netherlands (NLD) Other renewables Share July 2015 5.11
Netherlands (NLD) Other fossil Generation July 2015 0.27
Netherlands (NLD) Other renewables Generation July 2015 0.43
New Zealand (NZL) Hydro Generation July 2015 2.29
Norway (NOR) Gas Share July 2015 2.62
Oman (OMN) Gas Generation July 2015 3.62
Poland (POL) Other fossil Generation July 2015 0.18
Poland (POL) Other fossil Share July 2015 1.48
Portugal (PRT) Gas Share July 2015 29.82
Portugal (PRT) Solar Share July 2015 2.31
Portugal (PRT) Coal Generation July 2015 1.26
Portugal (PRT) Solar Generation July 2015 0.09
Portugal (PRT) Gas Generation July 2015 1.16
Romania (ROU) Coal Share July 2015 32.89
Romania (ROU) Solar Generation July 2015 0.16
Romania (ROU) Gas Share July 2015 17.86
Romania (ROU) Gas Generation July 2015 0.95
Singapore (SGP) Other fossil Generation July 2015 0.13
Singapore (SGP) Gas Generation July 2015 4.29
Slovakia (SVK) Net imports Generation July 2015 0.59
Slovakia (SVK) Nuclear Share July 2015 58.54
Slovakia (SVK) Net imports Share July 2015 28.78
Spain (ESP) Bioenergy Generation July 2015 0.38
Spain (ESP) Other fossil Generation July 2015 0.52
Spain (ESP) Gas Share July 2015 21.26
Spain (ESP) Coal Generation July 2015 6.10
Spain (ESP) Solar Generation July 2015 1.74
Spain (ESP) Gas Generation July 2015 5.05
Sri Lanka (LKA) Other fossil Share July 2015 30.17
Sri Lanka (LKA) Other fossil Generation July 2015 0.35
Sri Lanka (LKA) Bioenergy Share July 2015 2.59
Sri Lanka (LKA) Wind Generation July 2015 0.13
Sri Lanka (LKA) Bioenergy Generation July 2015 0.03
Sri Lanka (LKA) Wind Share July 2015 11.21
Taiwan (China) (TWN) Coal Generation July 2015 10.68