 During the summer, the European Union generates solar power at unprecedented levels.


In the summer, the European Union as a whole produced more solar energy than ever before,

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according to a research released on Thursday that revealed the sun provided 12% of the electricity used by member states.

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According to a study by the research tank Ember Climate, the EU-27 produced 99.4 terawatt hours (TWh) of solar energy between May and August,

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an increase of 22 terawatt hours compared to the same time previous year.

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The study's estimates show that the additional solar energy generated is comparable to 29 billion euros of gas imports.

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Between May and August, 12 percent of the energy generated in the Union was of solar origin,

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Poland used solar energy to generate 8% of its total electricity this year.

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