Comments on: China Becomes The First To Hit The 3 GW Utility-Scale Solar Milestone

By: Bob_Wallace

Bob_Wallace — Tue, 16 Jul 2013 23:16:00 +0000

The article is about utility scale solar.

It is what it is.

Total installed solar would be a different article.

By: heinbloed

heinbloed — Tue, 16 Jul 2013 22:34:00 +0000

For Germany the total installed capacity is about 33.8 GW (May 2013). In June another 310 MW where connected to the grid, but this number still needs confirmation by the federal grid agency.

All of this is bought by the grid owners (utilities) for the legal feed-in tarif.

Therefore it makes no sense to look at the size/scale of a PV-installation as with “utility scale ” or “privat” . All fed-in electricity is purchased by the utilities.

Source:

http://www.bundesnetzagentur.de/cln_1912/DE/Sachgebiete/ElektrizitaetundGas/Unternehmen_Institutionen/ErneuerbareEnergien/Photovoltaik/DatenMeldgn_EEG-VergSaetze/DatenMeldgn_EEG-VergSaetze_node.html;jsessionid=17698075D4880C3FCE2EC4483DA1BEEF

Island systems, plug-and-play systems aren’t counted in this statistic. Only those systems which feed-in into the public grids of utilities. Who in turn sell sell the electricity on to their consumers.

By: Bob_Wallace

Bob_Wallace — Tue, 16 Jul 2013 15:46:00 +0000

India has a lot more installed than I realized. I was more aware of their wind industry. I’m surprised that India has more solar installed than does Spain.

Good for them.

By: Bob_Wallace

Bob_Wallace — Tue, 16 Jul 2013 15:43:00 +0000

Check the data where?

Share your sources….

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 16 Jul 2013 15:43:00 +0000

Your link for check number against?

By: Ivor O'Connor

Ivor O'Connor — Tue, 16 Jul 2013 15:04:00 +0000

If anything China is probably only producing 10% of that number. They may have more solar panels installed but how much power do they produce? It’s very possible the USA produces more real power from solar because we have nearly the same number of panels but they are in much sunnier latitudes.

By: heinbloed

heinbloed — Tue, 16 Jul 2013 10:20:00 +0000

Forget these numbers.
Check the data.

You’re underestimating everything by around 90%