Renewable energy record for New Zealand

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NZ's Energy and Resources
Minister, Simon Bridges.

he share of renewable energy on the grid in New Zealand is the highest it's been in close to 20 years, the country's energy minister said on Thursday.

The share of electricity generated from renewable resources last year was 79.9 percent, a 5 percent increase from the previous year.

"New Zealand's share of renewable electricity generation is the fourth largest in the world," Energy and Resources Minister Simon Bridges said in a statement.

The UPI story - “New Zealand breaks renewable energy record” – says, “The government attributed the rise to the growth in geothermal generation, which more than doubled in the last decade.”