Tools: Python (matplotlib). Sources: Bundesnetzagentur, Fraunhofer ISE, pv magazine, BSW-Solar.
After the 2012 EEG reform killed feed-in tariffs, annual installations crashed from 7.6 to 1.5 GW/yr. The post-2022 energy policy shift reversed that, but hitting the 215 GW target by 2030 requires ~20 GW/yr, about 20% above current pace. Apr 2026 value is estimated (~4–5 GW typical Q1 additions).
LookingForMyCar on
There will be so many case studies in half a century on how Merkel (hopefully only tried) to ruin this country.
tillybowman on
well, good we cut solar incentives.
reiche is such a oil bitch.
halls_of_valhalla on
What about waiting for more efficient solar panel tech
Sarcastic-Potato on
You see that timeframe between 2012-2020 where basically nothing was added. Yeah good thing the party that was responsible for that is now not in power and probably going to do that again….oh wait
fixminer on
More than that we need grid scale energy storage. Adding more solar is useless if it just overloads the grid.
Flussschlauch on
And that happened despite the efforts of conservative parties to keep the energy production centralized, fossil and in the hands of 4 companies.
Adept_Rip_5983 on
We voted a good government in for some years. Now the conservatives can run it into the ground again.
Logical_Froyo_7212 on
It’s fucking nuts that Germany got rid of nuclear power after Japan’s fiasco. It is not rational.
Ribbitor123 on
Someone needs to explain the concept of exponential growth to the German authorities. Doubling the number of solar panels is trivia when the starting number is small. It’s not trivial if you already have a large number of them.
Complex_Package_2394 on
I love graphs where you’ve a trend for a couple of years, and just draw a line extending that trend like it’s a video game without any positive or negative feedback loops
![[OC] Germany doubled its solar capacity in 5 years, but needs to double again by 2030](https://www.byteseu.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/0dpbcvzydcug1-1536x871.png "[OC] Germany doubled its solar capacity in 5 years, but needs to double again by 2030")
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Tools: Python (matplotlib). Sources: Bundesnetzagentur, Fraunhofer ISE, pv magazine, BSW-Solar.
After the 2012 EEG reform killed feed-in tariffs, annual installations crashed from 7.6 to 1.5 GW/yr. The post-2022 energy policy shift reversed that, but hitting the 215 GW target by 2030 requires ~20 GW/yr, about 20% above current pace. Apr 2026 value is estimated (~4–5 GW typical Q1 additions).
There will be so many case studies in half a century on how Merkel (hopefully only tried) to ruin this country.
well, good we cut solar incentives.
reiche is such a oil bitch.
What about waiting for more efficient solar panel tech
You see that timeframe between 2012-2020 where basically nothing was added. Yeah good thing the party that was responsible for that is now not in power and probably going to do that again….oh wait
More than that we need grid scale energy storage. Adding more solar is useless if it just overloads the grid.
And that happened despite the efforts of conservative parties to keep the energy production centralized, fossil and in the hands of 4 companies.
We voted a good government in for some years. Now the conservatives can run it into the ground again.
It’s fucking nuts that Germany got rid of nuclear power after Japan’s fiasco. It is not rational.
Someone needs to explain the concept of exponential growth to the German authorities. Doubling the number of solar panels is trivia when the starting number is small. It’s not trivial if you already have a large number of them.
I love graphs where you’ve a trend for a couple of years, and just draw a line extending that trend like it’s a video game without any positive or negative feedback loops