This statistic shows the net production of electricity in Italy in 2017, by fuel. According to data, the main source used to generate electricity was thermal energy (200,305.3 gigawatt hours), followed by hydroelectric energy (37,556.7 gigawatt hours). The usage of wind and photovoltaics for electricity generation was still inferior compared to thermal and hydro energy, but the least used fuel in 2016 was the geothermal one (5,821.5 gigawatt hours).
Net electricity generation in Italy in 2017, by fuel
(in gigawatt hours)
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Terna. (September 3, 2018). Net electricity generation in Italy in 2017, by fuel (in gigawatt hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 06, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/784165/net-electricity-generation-by-fuel-in-italy/
Terna. "Net electricity generation in Italy in 2017, by fuel (in gigawatt hours)." Chart. September 3, 2018. Statista. Accessed June 06, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/784165/net-electricity-generation-by-fuel-in-italy/
Terna. (2018). Net electricity generation in Italy in 2017, by fuel (in gigawatt hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 06, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/784165/net-electricity-generation-by-fuel-in-italy/
Terna. "Net Electricity Generation in Italy in 2017, by Fuel (in Gigawatt Hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Sep 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/784165/net-electricity-generation-by-fuel-in-italy/
Terna, Net electricity generation in Italy in 2017, by fuel (in gigawatt hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/784165/net-electricity-generation-by-fuel-in-italy/ (last visited June 06, 2020)
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