Solar and wind energy surpassed fossil fuels for the first time in the European Union
For at least one third of the total hours, half of the electricity produced in Portugal came from wind or solar, according to a report by the think tank Ember.

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For at least one third of the total hours, half of the electricity produced in Portugal came from wind or solar, according to a report by the think tank Ember.

The national electricity system's consumption reached record levels this Tuesday, surpassing 10 gigawatts (GW) for the first time, according to data from REN, at a time when a large part of the country was under a yellow warning due to the cold. Thus, on Tuesday at 19:45, “a new record peak consumption of the National Electricity System was registered...”

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