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The production of electricity in 2009 was 20, 053TWh, which was 11 % of the solar energy the earth receives in one hour ( 174, 000TWh ).

Sources of electricity were fossil fuels 67 %, renewable energy 16 % ( mainly hydroelectric, wind, solar and biomass ), and nuclear power 13 %, and other sources were 3 %.

The majority of fossil fuel usage for the generation of electricity was coal and gas.

Oil was 5. 5 %, as it is the most expensive common commodity used to produce electrical energy.

Ninety-two percent of renewable energy was hydroelectric followed by wind at 6 % and geothermal at 1. 8 %.

Solar photovoltaic was 0. 06 %, and solar thermal was 0. 004 %.

Data are from OECD 2011-12 Factbook ( 2009 data )