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Record high installation rate for solar cells

August 1, 2022
Interest has increased in line with rising electricity prices. photo: Creative Commons.
Interest has increased in line with rising electricity prices. photo: Creative Commons.
Approximately 50,000 solar cell installations are estimated to be installed by the end of the year in Sweden. This is an increase of 75 percent and a doubled installation rate compared to the previous year, according to figures from Svensk Solenergi.

As electricity prices have risen, and are expected to skyrocket during the winter, solar energy has transformed into an extremely profitable business. This is also evident in the interest and number of newly registered solar cell installations this year - already at the beginning of the year's third quarter, the number of installed facilities has exceeded the figures for the full year 2021. Dagens Industri writes this, referring to figures from the industry organization Svensk Solenergi.

One reason is, of course, the increased electricity prices, which are also expected to skyrocket in the winter.
– We have noticed a large increase in demand now during the spring compared to the growth of about 20 percent that we have had in recent years. Considering how electricity prices have developed during the winter, it was in some ways expected, but the increase is greater than we had anticipated a year ago, says Oskar Öhrman, technical manager at Svensk Solenergi, to DI.

The organization expects to reach approximately 50,000 installed solar cell installations by the end of the year, which would mean a total increase of more than 75 percent.

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