Renewables Beat Fossil Fuels in EU for First Time Last Year

Renewables are for the first time the dominant power source in Europe’s electric grid. In a year that saw pandemic restrictions sap energy demand across the continent, the drop in supply came mostly from more expensive power from fossil fuels. That was just enough to surpass fossil-powered generation for the first time, which dropped to 37%, according to analysis of grid data by research organizations Ember and Agora Energiewende. Generation from nuclear power plants dropped 10% in 2020, the biggest decline in at least 30 years.