Solar share of electricity generation
RecordSTO-01M2KJ7XC3-BMVT0FP162-MBJPRB
European Union · 2025
Solar share of electricity generation in the European Union was 13% in 2025 (ENTSO-E).
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- Publisher
- ENTSO-E
- Authority tier
- T2 Official
- Retrieved
- 15 Sep 2026
- Status
- Verified
What the source says
Solar energy has become an essential component of Europe’s electricity mix, accounting for approximately 13% of EU electricity generation in 2025.
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APA
ENTSO-E. (2026). Transmission System Operators prepare for solar eclipse to ensure secure system operation. Retrieved September 15, 2026, from https://www.entsoe.eu/news/2026/08/07/transmission-system-operators-prepare-for-solar-eclipse-to-ensure-secure-system-operation/. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC3BMVT0FP162MBJPRB
Other formats: MLA, Chicago, BibTeX
- MLA
- ENTSO-E. "Transmission System Operators prepare for solar eclipse to ensure secure system operation." 2026, https://www.entsoe.eu/news/2026/08/07/transmission-system-operators-prepare-for-solar-eclipse-to-ensure-secure-system-operation/. Accessed 15 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC3BMVT0FP162MBJPRB.
- Chicago
- ENTSO-E. "Transmission System Operators prepare for solar eclipse to ensure secure system operation." 2026. https://www.entsoe.eu/news/2026/08/07/transmission-system-operators-prepare-for-solar-eclipse-to-ensure-secure-system-operation/. Accessed September 15, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC3BMVT0FP162MBJPRB.
- BibTeX
- @misc{entsoe2026solarmbjprb, author = {{ENTSO-E}}, title = {Transmission System Operators prepare for solar eclipse to ensure secure system operation}, year = {2026}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC3BMVT0FP162MBJPRB}, note = {Original source: https://www.entsoe.eu/news/2026/08/07/transmission-system-operators-prepare-for-solar-eclipse-to-ensure-secure-system-operation/. Accessed September 15, 2026.} }
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Primary source
- Publisher
- ENTSO-E · homepage ↗
- Authority tier
- Tier 2 · National and industry official
- Report
- Transmission System Operators prepare for solar eclipse to ensure secure system operation
- Type
- Press release
- Published
- 7 August 2026
- Locator
- Transmission System Operators prepare for solar eclipse to ensure secure system operation
- Retrieved
- 15 September 2026
- Link status
- Reachable (HTTP 200)
- Report licence
- See source
Verification
- Status
- Verified
- Review protocol
- Editorial review
- Checked on
- 15 September 2026
- Last revision
- 15 September 2026
- Permanent URL
- /stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC3BMVT0FP162MBJPRB