In 2020, nearly seven power companies around the world had 100 percent carbon-free generation capacity. That year, China General Nuclear had a carbon-free generating capacity of 48.3 gigawatts, of which 27.1 gigawatts were attributable to nuclear sources.
Leading global utilities based on carbon-free generation capacity in 2020, by source (in gigawatts)
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Energy Intelligence. (November 5, 2020). Leading global utilities based on carbon-free generation capacity in 2020, by source (in gigawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 30, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/480815/carbon-free-capacity-electric-utilities-worldwide-by-source/
Energy Intelligence. "Leading global utilities based on carbon-free generation capacity in 2020, by source (in gigawatts)." Chart. November 5, 2020. Statista. Accessed March 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/480815/carbon-free-capacity-electric-utilities-worldwide-by-source/
Energy Intelligence. (2020). Leading global utilities based on carbon-free generation capacity in 2020, by source (in gigawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/480815/carbon-free-capacity-electric-utilities-worldwide-by-source/
Energy Intelligence. "Leading Global Utilities Based on Carbon-free Generation Capacity in 2020, by Source (in Gigawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Nov 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/480815/carbon-free-capacity-electric-utilities-worldwide-by-source/
Energy Intelligence, Leading global utilities based on carbon-free generation capacity in 2020, by source (in gigawatts) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/480815/carbon-free-capacity-electric-utilities-worldwide-by-source/ (last visited March 30, 2023)
Leading global utilities based on carbon-free generation capacity in 2020, by source (in gigawatts) [Graph], Energy Intelligence, November 5, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/480815/carbon-free-capacity-electric-utilities-worldwide-by-source/