Solar leads EU’s power mix for first time

June was a monumental month in the European Union: For the first time ever, it got more electricity from solar power than any other source.

Solar provided 22.2% of the region’s electricity, per clean-energy think tank Ember, unseating nuclear and beating out gas and coal combined. Between nuclear, wind, hydropower, and solar, nearly three-quarters of the EU’s power came from completely carbon-free sources.

It’s a striking illustration of how far solar power, and clean energy as a whole, have come in the EU.

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