Germans Combat Climate Change With D.I.Y.
Plug-and-play solar panels are popping up in yards and on balcony railings across Germany, driven by bargain prices and looser
In the early 2000s, Germany encouraged people to install solar panels on the roofs of their homes by rewarding them with payments, known as feed-in tariffs, for sending energy to the grid. But those have become less lucrative in recent years, making such large-scale investments less attractive.
In the first six months of the year, the country added nine gigawatts of photovoltaic capacity, the amount of solar power a system produces, according to the Federal Network Agency, a German regulator. “We are seeing a continuous increase in solar installations in particular,” said Klaus Müller, president of the agency.
Germany aims to reach a third of that amount by the same year. This year, Germany is expected to add more solar power capacity than any other European country, according to Rystad Energy.
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