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Self-consumption by the back door

Spain: Lower module prices and high levels of insolation mean photovoltaics is attractive in Spain even without government support. As a result, more and more companies are installing their own solar power systems to reduce electricity bills although the government in Madrid has yet to pass any clear legislation regulating self-consumption.

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pv magazine

01 Mar 2013

Necessity is indeed the mother of invention. As of early 2012, photovoltaics no longer benefit from feed-in tariffs in Spain. So Spain’s solar industry needed another way to stay afloat. It has also faced a drop in prices over recent years. Then a series of investors began building installations that do not depend on feed-in …

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