Wind and solar parks in Italy produced 35 TWh of electricity in the first nine months of 2019, equal to 16.25% of net power production and 14.5% of total demand for the period.

Non-hydropower renewables met around 21.7% of demand for the period January-December 2019 to-date, according to statistics by power grid operator Terna SpA.

Over the same period in 2018, their share was 20.4%. In September alone, non-hydro renewable power produced enough electricity to meet 20.15% of demand.

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The table below contains details of power generation by each energy source in Italy in the period under review, rounded up:

Output in GWh Sep 2019 Sep 2018 Jan-Dec 2019 Jan-Dec 2018 Hydro 3,60 3,40 34,82 38,37 Thermal 16,50 16,92 141,55 135,36 Biomass 1,41 1,46 13,15 13,24 Geothermal 496 464 4,28 4,26 Wind 1,17 946 14,36 12,57 Solar PV 2,32 2,35 20,69 19,435 Total net generation 24,06 24,08 215,68 210,00 Total demand 26,67 26,99 241,94 242,28

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