BNetzA, which has simplified registration of plug-in solar devices, recorded around 220,000 new systems installed in the first half of the year. The average registered gross capacity of these systems has increased from 800 W last year to around 900 W this year, the agency said. A total of 9.3 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy systems were commissioned in the first six months of the year, a 5.3 percent increase since the end of 2023.
The number of plug-in PV systems — dubbed “balcony power plants” — surpassed 400,000 earlier this year. Pointing to its simplified registration process, introduced in April, BNetzA said it expected data from the plug-in PV sector to be significantly better than in the previous year.
Of the 9.3 GW of renewables added this year, around 7.55 GW are attributable to photovoltaics. “We are seeing a continuous expansion, especially in solar systems,” said BNetzA president Klaus Müller. Since the end of 2023, nearly ten percent more solar power has been added, Müller noted. Two-thirds of that are attributable to PV systems on buildings, including plug-in solar devices.
Source: ECEEE
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