Almost 17% of electricity in Germany is from renewable energy
2010
Germany almost 17% of electricity from renewable energy
Target is 39 percent by 2020
"New renewables near 17 percent of electricity supply in 2010: The German Ministry for the Environment and Reactor Safety reports [PDF] that in 2010, renewable energy generated more than 100 TWh (billion kilowatt-hours) of electricity, providing nearly 17 percent of the 600 TWh of supply."
Paul Gipe, Grist, Germany continues to Break Green Energy Records, march 23, 2011 http://www.grist.org/renewable-energy/2011-03-24-germany-continues-break...