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Italy installing 3 times the solar as California
June 28, 2010
(It is hoped Italy will learn from and not repeat recent boom-and-bust experiences with solar in Spain -editor)
Read the whole story by Paul Gipe at http://www.wind-works.org
In a dramatic display of the power feed-in tariffs have in driving markets, Italy installed more solar photovoltaics (PV) in 2009 than the entire US. Moreover, within the first quarter of 2010, Italy’s total installed solar PV capacity was expected to exceed that of the US.
Italy installed 720 MW of solar PV in 2009, nearly all of that on rooftops. In contrast, the US installed 435 MW during the same period, according to a draft report by the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC).
