Solar power becomes Portugal’s biggest electricity source for the first time

Solar power was the largest single source of electricity generation in Portugal for the first time on record during July, supplying 19 percent of the country’s electricity consumption, as renewable energy overall accounted for more than half of national demand.

The number of households in arrears on their electricity bills rose to the highest level on record in April, according to latest figures from the Commission for Regulation of Utilities.

A weird thing is happening with solar power. For years derided as a sideshow energy source that was only for environmentalists, solar is now being seen as an imminent threat to both the mainline energy industry and at least one national economy. As a result, those harmless people with the shiny panels on their rooftops

Solar power supplied 14.4 per cent of all electricity generated in Britain last month

Farms and rooftop panels contribute 14.4% to the grid – and figures reveal a surge in new installations Solar energy supplied more power to Great Britain’s grid in July than in any previous month as households turned to rooftop panels to cut their energy bills. Solar farms and rooftop panels provided 14.4% of the count

The rise in India’s clean-energy ⁠generation comes as solar and wind output exceeded 100 gigawatts for the first time and accounted for a record 42.8% of ​India’s electricity supply ‌on July 13, government data showed.

New batteries to store solar electricity and low demand in May both contributed to high percentage of electricity that came from solar.