Overview
- Official data show photovoltaics surpassed lignite and natural gas in 2025, with wind remaining the top source and renewables supplying 58.8% of fed‑in electricity.
- Roughly 5.5 million PV systems produced about 87 TWh last year, while grid feed‑in from solar reached 74.1 TWh as self‑consumption increased.
- Germany added around 17.5 GWp of PV capacity in 2025, slightly less than 2024 and below the ~20 GWp annual pace needed to reach 215 GWp by 2030.
- Ground‑mounted parks contributed about 8 GWp of the new capacity, while additions on homes fell to 5.2 GWp and commercial roofs to 3.7 GWp; plug‑in systems rose to roughly 0.5 GWp.
- Industry groups urge the government to avoid weakening support and to remove market barriers, warning that proposed subsidy reforms could slow future deployment.