The line chart illustrates the electricity produced in Germany between 2008 and 2014
Overall, it can be seen that wind power showed an upward trend over the period, whereas coal used to be the highest figure, witnessed a significant fall. Additionally, wind power hit a peak of 52 GW in the final year.
In the first year, wind power represented around 10 GW, while solar power recorded the lowest share. Electricity generated from wind increased rapidly from 2008-2009, before remaining unchanged until 2011. Solar power experienced a dramatic rise to roughly 28 GW in 2011, equal to coal. Over the last four years, wind and solar power followed the same trend at 53 and 50 GW, respectively.
In contrast, coal started at the highest figure, after that, it witnessed a considerable decline from 30 GW to 22 GW during the period. Nuclear power showed a decline of half from 20 GW to 10 GW between 2008-2014.
Furthermore, oil remained almost unchanged at 5 GW, which was the lowest figure throughout.
