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Renewable electricity as a percentage of gross electricity consumption, 2003

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The renewable electricity directive (EC, 2001a) defines renewable electricity as the share of electricity produced from renewable energy sources in total electricity consumption

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The latter includes imports and exports of electricity. The electricity generated from pumping in hydropower plants is included in total electricity consumption but it is not included as a renewable source of energy. Large hydropower plants are those with a capacity of more than 10 MW.

Publish date:: 01 Jan 2002
Last upload:: 03 Jul 2006
Tags:: energy | renewable | consumption | electricity
Geographical coverage:: EU25, EU12, EU15
Rights:: EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (http://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: European Environment Agency.
Source:: Eurostat, Indicative targets (EC, 2001a), Accession Treaties
Owners:: European Environment Agency
Figure type:: Graph

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