7,640. That is how many solar power plants were pre-registered in March. It is worth comparing with the latest record, which was broken just the month before, at 5,200 - an enormous development in the Swedish solar energy market. Even the number of connected solar power plants, over 4,100, breaks previous records.
According to the organization Svensk Solenergi, it is also a sign of how established solar cells have become as a recognized energy source.
"It is fundamentally an underlying long-term positive trend where solar energy is the fastest growing type of energy both globally and in Sweden. It has since been reinforced by the recent exceptionally high electricity prices," says Anna Werner, CEO of Svensk Solenergi, to Dagens Industri.
"Electricity price shock a cold shower"
The high demand to power one's property with solar energy is not only considered to be due to the high electricity prices, but also economic uncertainties due to the war in Ukraine. Therefore, more and more people want to be largely self-sufficient in their electricity production, which the figures are considered to be proof of - compared to the corresponding period last year, the number of pre-registrations represents an increase of 110 percent.
"The electricity price shock has been a real cold shower, and more and more people are now choosing to invest in reducing their exposure to the electricity market by investing in their own electricity production by installing solar cells," says Anna Werner.
