Photovoltaic Solar Power
See also: Solar power in GermanyIn July 2012, there was a cumulative installed total solar PV power of 29.7 GW. Solar PV provided 18 TW·h (billion kilowatt-hours) in 2011, 3% of the total electricity demand. As solar power installations rise fastly, in first half of 2012, about 5.3% of the total electricity demand was covered by solar power. At 25 May 2012, a Saturday, solar power reached a new record with feeding 22 GW, as much as 20 nuclear power stations, into the German power grid, which made 50% of the nation's midday's electricity demand.
Some market analysts expect the solar electricity share could reach 25 percent by 2050. Price of PV systems has decreased more than 50% in 5 years since 2006.
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