Energy Records

Posting new monthly peak electricity generation records, using monthly electricity data from Ember.

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🇱🇻 ☀️ 📈 In May 2026, Latvia hit a new monthly electricity record for generation share of 38.78% in solar power. This exceeds the previous peak of 29.58% set in April 2026.

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🇮🇳 ☀️ 📈 In April 2026, India hit a new monthly electricity record for generation share of 14.62% in solar power. This exceeds the previous peak of 14.39% set in March 2026.

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🇩🇪 ☀️ 📈 In May 2026, Germany hit a new monthly electricity record for generation share of 36.0% in solar power. This exceeds the previous peak of 31.7% set in June 2025.

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🇭🇷 🌬️ 📈 In May 2026, Croatia hit a new monthly electricity record for generation share of 39.13% in wind power. This exceeds the previous peak of 36.59% set in April 2026.

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🇹🇭 💧 📈 In March 2026, Thailand hit a new monthly electricity record for generation share of 6.56% in hydro power. This exceeds the previous peak of 6.37% set in January 2026.

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🇭🇷 🌿 📈 In May 2026, Croatia hit a new monthly electricity record for generation share of 7.25% in bioenergy power. This exceeds the previous peak of 6.9% set in April 2020.

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🇸🇬 ☀️ 📈 In January 2026, Singapore hit a new monthly electricity record for generation share of 3.39% in solar power. This exceeds the previous peak of 3.29% set in October 2025.

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🇧🇪 ☀️ 📈 In May 2026, Belgium hit a new monthly electricity record for generation share of 35.37% in solar power. This exceeds the previous peak of 34.12% set in April 2026.

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🇦🇹 ☀️ 📈 In May 2026, Austria hit a new monthly electricity record for generation share of 26.93% in solar power. This exceeds the previous peak of 22.77% set in June 2025.

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So many monthly electricity records were broken in May! Starting today we'll be back to posting records daily for at least the next month. This reflects the start of peak insolation period for the northern hemisphere, coupled with historic investments in solar over the past year.

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🇨🇳 ☀️ 📈 In April 2026, China hit a new monthly electricity record for generation share of 15.55% in solar power. This exceeds the previous peak of 13.46% set in June 2025.

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🇺🇸 ☀️ 📈 In April 2026, United States hit a new monthly electricity record for generation share of 11.59% in solar power. This exceeds the previous peak of 11.06% set in May 2025.

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🇨🇭 ☀️ 📈 In April 2026, Switzerland hit a new monthly electricity record for generation share of 20.5% in solar power. This exceeds the previous peak of 17.74% set in August 2025.

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🇳🇴 🌬️ 📈 In April 2026, Norway hit a new monthly electricity record for generation share of 14.34% in wind power. This exceeds the previous peak of 13.39% set in October 2022.

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🇮🇹 ☀️ 📈 In April 2026, Italy hit a new monthly electricity record for generation share of 28.36% in solar power. This exceeds the previous peak of 25.52% set in June 2025.

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🇭🇷 🌬️ 📈 In April 2026, Croatia hit a new monthly electricity record for generation share of 36.59% in wind power. This exceeds the previous peak of 35.63% set in December 2018.

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🇧🇪 ☀️ 📈 In April 2026, Belgium hit a new monthly electricity record for generation share of 34.53% in solar power. This exceeds the previous peak of 25.44% set in July 2025.

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🇮🇳 ☀️ 📈 In March 2026, India hit a new monthly electricity record for generation share of 14.39% in solar power. This exceeds the previous peak of 14.22% set in February 2026.

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🇹🇼 ☀️ 📈 In March 2026, Taiwan (China) hit a new monthly electricity record for generation share of 6.75% in solar power. This exceeds the previous peak of 6.33% set in June 2025.

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🇰🇪 🌿 📈 In February 2026, Kenya hit a new monthly electricity record for generation share of 3.64% in bioenergy power. This exceeds the previous peak of 3.57% set in March 2025.