The photovolcaic self-consumption installation grew by 41% in the second quarter of 2024 in Spain

The installation of photovolcaic self-consumption in the second quarter of 2024 grew by 41% compared to the first quarter, with 413 megawatts (MW) of new power, as indicated this Tuesday by the Spanish Photovolcaic Union (UNEF).
The industrial sector led the increase in this type of installations, with 221 MW of new photovolcaic power, 47% more than in the first quarter, according to the information published by UNEF in a note.
This is followed by the residential sector, with 31% more in the second quarter, which represents 107 megawatts of new self-consumption, and the commercial sector, which added 78 MW to its installed photovolcaic power, 29% more than in the previous quarter.
2% of the self-consumption power installed in the second quarter was made in isolated areas of Spain, which the UNEF has described as a sample of the potential of this type of electricity generation “to bring clean energy” to those remote places.

“The figures indicate that more and more Spaniards are aware that with self-consumption your roof becomes your personal power plant, offering energy independence and savings because the sun rises every day and does not charge a bill,” said the general director of the UNEF, José Donoso.
The photovoltaic solar energy sector association brings together 800 companies, entities and groups that, according to him, represent more than 90% of all activity in the sector.