A further tractually secured generation capacity in Germany, most of it from the hard-coal power plants belonging to Evonik Steag GmbH. With nuclear power and gas fired plant now accounting for a larger share of total output, our specific CO2 emissions – including those from contractually secured capacity – fell from 0.861 kilograms per kilowatt-hour (kg/kWh) in 2007 to 0.768 kg/kWh in 2008.