Germany produces more electricity from wind and solar than from fossil fuels for the first time, according to analyses cited by Carbon Brief and Yale Environment 360. Both outlets report that in 2025, the share of generation from wind and solar exceeds the share coming from fossil fuel sources. The reporting frames this as a milestone in Germany’s ongoing energy transition, showing that variable renewables can deliver a larger portion of the country’s power mix than fuels such as coal, oil, or gas over a full year. The two sources describe the development as unprecedented in the available historical data, emphasizing that the shift occurs across overall electricity generation rather than being limited to a specific region or single period. While the outlets focus on the significance of the change, they align on the core point: annual electricity generation from wind and solar overtakes fossil fuels in Germany for the first time. The reports do not attribute the change to a single cause in the excerpts provided, but they consistently present it as evidence of increasing renewable contribution to Germany’s electricity supply.