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Renewables Supplied 64.1% of Germany’s Q3 Power, Setting a Seasonal Record

Destatis credits expanded wind plus solar capacity for the surge.

Overview

  • Domestic generation totaled 98.3 billion kWh in Q3 2025, up 2.0% from a year earlier.
  • Wind provided 26.8% of in-country output and solar 24.1%, both record highs for a third quarter.
  • Coal’s share fell to 20.6% after a 2.2% decline in output, while gas rose to 12.0% on an 8.1% increase.
  • Cross-border trade shifted as imports dropped 11.9% and exports rose 5.9%, shrinking the import surplus 30.3% to 8.2 billion kWh.
  • The figures are preliminary and cover only power fed into the public grid; private and on-site use is excluded, with a Fraunhofer estimate placing household PV self-use at 17% last year.