I used to work in the industry from 2012 until 2023.
Yes, building private PV plants has become exponentially cheaper than it was in 2010s, and there are nowdays so many privately owned PV-systems that on sunny days Germany does often have an oversupply of electricity. (that problem can be solved with Smart-grid systems)
But that’s not the real reason. One reason I see is that because of extremely high grants that has become a fertile ground for embezelment. The second reason I see is that for the most installing companies installing PV systems on residential homes is a pain in the a** and not a moneymaker anymore. Even in Germany many small-to-middle sized companies have gone bankrupt or are struggling. What has remaind are the giants who are able to compete on infrastructure level PV-plants (and who also have other sources of income) or micro-companies “with a single van”.
I would say that the times have changed and with it the way residental-PV is treated by the governments.
I used to work in the industry from 2012 until 2023.
Yes, building private PV plants has become exponentially cheaper than it was in 2010s, and there are nowdays so many privately owned PV-systems that on sunny days Germany does often have an oversupply of electricity. (that problem can be solved with Smart-grid systems)
But that’s not the real reason. One reason I see is that because of extremely high grants that has become a fertile ground for embezelment. The second reason I see is that for the most installing companies installing PV systems on residential homes is a pain in the a** and not a moneymaker anymore. Even in Germany many small-to-middle sized companies have gone bankrupt or are struggling. What has remaind are the giants who are able to compete on infrastructure level PV-plants (and who also have other sources of income) or micro-companies “with a single van”.
I would say that the times have changed and with it the way residental-PV is treated by the governments.