Record wind and solar production in Europe offset billion in natural gas costs this year

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

68% :Solar energy was especially productive in Europe last summer, when it accounted for a record 12% of EU electricity generation between May and August, according to a September report by Ember.
61% : In all, as many as 19 of the 27 EU member states -- including France, Italy, and Spain -- hit individual records for solar and wind power generation.
60% : Its demand for clean energy technologies is outpacing supplies of crucial rare earth elements, including the lithium and cobalt used to manufacture solar panels and batteries.
58% : Wind and solar have been the cornerstone of the European Union's flagship REPowerEU plan to transition from a reliance on Russian fossil fuels and a renewed focus on clean energy sources to tackle climate change.
57% : But while the Ukraine invasion and constricted natural gas supply helped to boost renewable energy investments and projects, the industry's surge this year may be insufficiently fast and big enough to fend off a mounting energy crisis in Europe.
49% : Increased solar and wind power production has softened the blow of limited natural gas supply and soaring energy prices in Europe, but renewable energy has yet to completely supplant the continent's appetite for fossil fuels.

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