New Solar Installations in Germany Slumps

Markus Wacket
15 June 2011
Source: Reuters

The number of new solar panel installations in Germany fell dramatically from March to May, making further cuts in feed-in tariffs from July unlikely, government and industry sources said on Wednesday.


Considerably less than 1,000 megawatts (MW) of capacity was installed in the world's biggest solar market during the so-called reference period laid out in Germany's Renewable Energy Act, people familiar with the figures told Reuters.


The sources said the reason for the low capacity of new installations was that people had brought their installations forward to log in higher tariffs, while some were also irritated by the political debate about the future of photovoltaic power.