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OECD electricity generation share by resource 2017
Distribution of electricity generation in OECD regions in 2017, by source
by T. Wang,
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Apr 13, 2018
This statistic displays the distribution of electricity generation among OECD regions in 2017. During this year, nuclear energy accounted for 17.6 percent of electricity generation in these regions. There was a large increase in renewable generation and a small decrease in combustible fuel generation.
Distribution of electricity generation in OECD regions in 2017, by source
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by T. Wang,
last edited
Apr 13, 2018
This statistic displays the distribution of electricity generation among OECD regions in 2017. During this year, nuclear energy accounted for 17.6 percent of electricity generation in these regions. There was a large increase in renewable generation and a small decrease in combustible fuel generation.
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- * Geothermal, solar, wind, other renewables include generation from geothermal, solar photovoltaic, solar thermal, wind, tide, wave, ocean and other non‐combustible renewable sources
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- * Geothermal, solar, wind, other renewables include generation from geothermal, solar photovoltaic, solar thermal, wind, tide, wave, ocean and other non‐combustible renewable sources
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