EU Solar Power Growth Slows

Solar power installations increased by just 4% this year from 2023, down from 40-50% annual growth in the three prior years, as grid bottlenecks are holding back expansion, industry association SolarPower Europe told Reuters. In 2024, the EU installed a total of 65.5 gigawatts (GW) of solar power capacity. While that’s a record-high amount of installed solar capacity in a year, it is only 4% higher compared to 2023, according to the data SolarPower Europe shared exclusively with Reuters. To compare, growth in solar installations hit 40% in…