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World Record Solar Power in Germany Met 50% of Country's Needs for a Day Last Month

By Good News Network Friday, June 15, 2012

Civics and World - General

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solar rooftopGerman solar power plants produced a world record 22 gigawatts of electricity – equal to 20 nuclear power stations at full capacity – through the midday hours of one Friday and Saturday last month.

The solar power that fed the national grid on Saturday met nearly 50% of the nation's midday electricity needs.


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