Solar power in Spain managed to achieve a higher share of electricity generation so far this year than it did during the whole of 2022. This is despite the fact that Jan-March are months with low solar production.
Solar power in Spain managed to achieve a higher share of electricity generation so far this year than it did during the whole of 2022. This is despite the fact that Jan-March are months with low solar production.
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source:[https://energy-charts.info/charts/renewable_share/chart.htm?l=en&c=ES&share=solar_share&interval=year&download-format=image%2Fjpeg&legendItems=10](https://energy-charts.info/charts/renewable_share/chart.htm?l=en&c=ES&share=solar_share&interval=year&download-format=image%2Fjpeg&legendItems=10)
Unfortunately a drought period is part of the reason. It hasn’t been raining much at all this year.
It’s not really a surprise since Spain is experiencing heavy drought conditions. So, good news for solar power generation, bad news for agriculture and vegetation
we can also compare the first half of this year vs first half of last year
[https://energy-charts.info/charts/energy_pie/chart.htm?l=en&c=ES&interval=halfyear&year=2022](https://energy-charts.info/charts/energy_pie/chart.htm?l=en&c=ES&interval=halfyear&year=2022)
H1 2022 12.17% solar
H1 2023 13.03% solar ( so far)
and the sunny months of May and June are still ahead
i think 16-17 % solar share for the first 6 months of 2023 seems reasonable to expect
The problem with solar panels is that it takes a good few years to get the investment back, so not everyone can instal them. There are so many roofs that could be used for solar panels!
Just because we had more sunny days until now
First source of electricity generation in Spain is wind. Solar is getting stronger. If they add tidal would be great.