Share of hours with negative wholesale electricity prices vs Renewable share of electricity generation in Germany
In 2024, share of hours with negative wholesale electricity prices in Germany stood at 5%, against 58.6% for renewable share of electricity generation.
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Share of hours with negative wholesale electricity prices and Renewable share of electricity generation
Unit: % · 28 observations
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| Indicator | Period | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share of hours with negative wholesale electricity prices | 2024 | Actual | 5% |
| Share of hours with negative wholesale electricity prices | 2023 | Actual | 3% |
| Renewable share of electricity generation | 2025 | Actual | 59.1% |
| Renewable share of electricity generation | 2024 | Actual | 58.6% |
| Renewable share of electricity generation | 2023 | Actual | 54.7% |
| Renewable share of electricity generation | 2022 | Actual | 44.4% |
| Renewable share of electricity generation | 2021 | Actual | 40.2% |
| Renewable share of electricity generation | 2020 | Actual | 44.4% |
| Renewable share of electricity generation | 2019 | Actual | 40.2% |
| Renewable share of electricity generation | 2018 | Actual | 35.3% |
| Renewable share of electricity generation | 2017 | Actual | 33.5% |
| Renewable share of electricity generation | 2016 | Actual | 29.5% |
| Renewable share of electricity generation | 2015 | Actual | 29.4% |
| Renewable share of electricity generation | 2014 | Actual | 26.2% |
| Renewable share of electricity generation | 2013 | Actual | 24.1% |
| Renewable share of electricity generation | 2012 | Actual | 23.1% |
| Renewable share of electricity generation | 2011 | Actual | 20.6% |
| Renewable share of electricity generation | 2010 | Actual | 16.9% |
| Renewable share of electricity generation | 2009 | Actual | 16.3% |
| Renewable share of electricity generation | 2008 | Actual | 14.9% |
| Renewable share of electricity generation | 2007 | Actual | 14.2% |
| Renewable share of electricity generation | 2006 | Actual | 11.5% |
| Renewable share of electricity generation | 2005 | Actual | 10.3% |
| Renewable share of electricity generation | 2004 | Actual | 9.51% |
| Renewable share of electricity generation | 2003 | Actual | 7.75% |
| Renewable share of electricity generation | 2002 | Actual | 7.62% |
| Renewable share of electricity generation | 2001 | Actual | 6.55% |
| Renewable share of electricity generation | 2000 | Actual | 6.22% |
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Share of hours with negative wholesale electricity prices
The proportion of total hours in a period during which wholesale electricity prices fall below zero.
2 observations charted in Germany · source organisations: IEA
Renewable share of electricity generation
Renewable sources' share of total electricity generation.
26 observations charted in Germany · source organisations: Ember
Data published under CC BY 4.0. Series A as JSON · Series B as JSON
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