The German electricity system has reached a new milestone, generating 85.4 billion kWh of wind power in 2015, which is the highest amount ever recorded and 66% more than in 2014, according to Strom-Report.
Nationwide, wind energy accounted for 13.3% of German electricity generation during the last year. According to grid operators, storm ”Bjarni” set a new output record of 32.6 m kWh at the end of the year.
Consequently wind power saw its best month ever in December 2015. With an electricity generation of 12.7 bn kWh it achieved a new record and was even ahead of lignite production which made wind Germany’s most important sources of energy for that month.
Infographic “Electricity Generation from Wind Power in Germany 2015” from Strom-Report.de