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einrtoday at 12:41 PM1 replyview on HN

No, it's not?

https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/interactive-publications/e...

  crude oil and petroleum products (37.7%)
  natural gas (20.4%)
  renewable energy (19.5%)
  solid fuels (10.6%)
  nuclear energy (11.8%)
(2023 numbers)

So natural gas was just barely more than renewables in 2023, but according to the source below the line was crossed in 2025 and renewables now provide more than all fossil fuels put together:

https://electrek.co/2026/01/21/wind-and-solar-overtook-fossi...


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rithdmctoday at 2:21 PM

For those following along at home, it appears enir is (edit: as well as using EU wide data, not Irish data..) including non-electricity generation, or non-grid, energy use. Grid stats available here https://www.seai.ie/data-and-insights/seai-statistics/electr...

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47308462

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