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Title: Wind and Solar Power Fuel Over One-Third of Brazil's Electricity For
First Time

Link: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/09/11/1721...

Wind and solar power generated more than a third of Brazil's electricity in
August, the first month on record the two renewable sources have crossed that
threshold, according to government data made public on Thursday and analyzed
by energy think tank Ember. AP: The clean energy sources accounted for 34% of
the country's electricity generation last month, producing a monthly record
of 19 terawatt-hours (TWh), enough to power about 119 million average
Brazilian homes for a month, Ember told The Associated Press. That surpassed
the previous high of 18.6 TWh set in September 2024. The milestone came as
hydroelectric output, Brazil's dominant power source, fell to a four-year
low. "Brazil shows how a rapidly growing economy can meet its rising need for
electricity with solar and wind," said Raul Miranda, Ember's global program
director based in Rio de Janeiro.

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