Germany Outpaces Southern Europe in Solar Power: Doubling Italy and Surpassing Spain and Portugal

Sunita Somvanshi Sunita Somvanshi

Germany's 2023 solar output doubled Italy's and surpassed Spain and Portugal combined.

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Despite less sunlight, Germany outperformed its southern neighbors in solar power.

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Over 61,000 gigawatt-hours of solar electricity were produced by Germany last year.

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Spain and Portugal together couldn't reach 48,500 gigawatt-hours of solar power.

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Italy barely surpassed 30,000 gigawatt-hours of solar electricity production.

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The entire Iberian Peninsula receives more solar energy per square meter than Germany.

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Germany's secret lies in its installed solar capacity, exceeding 82 gigawatts.

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Germany added over 14 gigawatts of new PV capacity in the last twelve months.

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Germany's solar generation in 2023 outpaced all of Spain's nuclear power plants combined.

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