Overview
- The industry-commissioned study estimates wholesale power prices in 2024 were about 15% lower due to existing photovoltaic capacity.
- It calculates annual savings of roughly €6.1 billion for households, businesses and industry, plus about €1.3 billion from electricity exports.
- A typical household saved around €50 last year, with projected savings near €70 if solar’s power share doubles over the next decade.
- Photovoltaics supplied roughly 13% of Germany’s electricity last year, and the study forecasts that share could double within ten years.
- BSW-Solar opposes Economics Minister Katherina Reiche’s plan to abolish the 20-year fixed feed-in tariff for new systems, a proposal not yet decided by the coalition.