# Is the EU’s electricity mix diverse enough? Renewables slip year on year despite solar boom

https://mins.news/en/item/71710

- euronews, 2026-09-24 05:02 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/24/is-the-eus-electricity-diverse-enough-renewables-slips-year-on-year-despite-huge-solar-boo

> More than half of the EU’s electricity generation came from renewable sources in the second quarter of 2026, according to new data. The renewable share nevertheless fell from a year earlier despite a major surge in solar power.

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