Domestic solar batteries, Italy in second place in Europe, behind only Germany. + 240% installed power compared to 2020
This is demonstrated by the report of Solar Power Europe that analyzes the spread of domestic solar batteries in major European countries
Italy installed 321 MWh of domestic solar power during 2021, an increase of 240% over 2020. This is the surprising result reported in the report of Solar Power Europe, entitled "European Market Outlook for residential battery storage".
The report shows that in a period characterized by a drastic increase in energy costs, photovoltaics proves to be a viable alternative, as it reduces electricity bills and implements energy by reducing coal consumption, and therefore, pollution.
Home solar batteries, Italy is a big surprise
During 2021, the European market for residential solar batteries grew by 107% compared to 2020, reaching 650,000 units with a total capacity of 5.4 Gwh.
The growth, as the report shows, has been much higher than the 2020 data, through the adoption of domestic storage that goes beyond the expectations that Solar Power Europe had set itself. In fact, growth could have been even higher if there had not been extremely high costs for batteries, which have also led to delays in procurement.
In the European context, Germany remains the main country in the installation of domestic solar batteries with 1.3 GWh installed and with an annual growth rate of 81%.
The second post, however, is Italy, which the report defines as "great surprise". The Italian market has, in fact, installed 321 MWh during 2021, an increase of 240% compared to 2020, thanks to the advantageous conditions of the Superbonus 110% incentive system.
Third and fourth place are occupied respectively by Poland and Sweden.
Scenarios 2022-2026 for domestic solar batteries
The economic scenary of 2022, characterized by extremely high pieces of electricity, has greatly accelerated the spread of domestic solar batteries. The current scenario analysed by solarpower Europe foresees the installation of 3.9 GWh occurred during 2022, an increase of 71% compared to 2021. In 2022, the threshold of 1 million homes with photovoltaic panels was exceeded.
These positive market conditions predict that domestic solar batteries will increase to 32.2 Gwh on average in 2026, with annual growth of 30% or higher for all interventions. In optimal conditions, therefore, in the residential sector in Europe could handle 44.4 GWh, while in the most pessimistic scenario 23.2 Gwh.
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