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Thermal power plants generate electricity by harnessing the heat of burning fuels or nuclear reactions – during which up to half of their energy content is lost. Renewable power sources generate electricity
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Austria's leading electricity company operates around 130 hydro power plants, including highly efficient storage power plants in the Austrian Alps and run-of-river power plants on all the country's major rivers. At 33.7% (2024), transport is the economic sector with the largest consumption of energy in Austria.
With over 3,000 hydro energy plants in operation, in 2021 Hydro power provided 14.1 GW and accounted for 54% of Austria's total installed power generation capacity and 58% of total power generation. Hydro power in the summer of 2022 has generated less power, due to water shortages, due to climate changes.
Austria's last coal-fired power plant closed back in 2020. Without electricity, modern-day life would grind to a halt. To make sure this does not happen, electricity production and consumption need to be precisely balanced – throughout the entire European electricity system.
Thermal power plants generate electricity by harnessing the heat of burning fuels or nuclear reactions – during which up to half of their energy content is lost. Renewable power sources generate electricity
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