German Solar Installs Double in Setback to Angela Merkel
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German installations of photovoltaic solar panels more than doubled in the first half, a setback for Chancellor Angela Merkel’s effort to damp surging industry growth that’s being subsidized by electricity consumers.
About 4.37 gigawatts of solar panels were installed, above a government target of 2.5 to 3.5 gigawatts for the whole year. About 1.71 gigawatts were connected in the period last year, federal grid regulator Bundesnetzagentur said on its website.