Renewables Meet Record 27 Percent of German Electricity Demand

Clean-energy sources such as solar and wind met a record 27 percent of demand in Germany in the first quarter because of additional installations and favorable weather, according to the BDEW utility lobby.

Renewable generators produced 40.2 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity, up from 35.7 billion kilowatt-hours in the same period last year, BDEW said today in an e-mailed statement, citing its own calculations.