[gib444]

The rate of new solar capacity is falling though, according to that graph.

And:

"With annual additions now around 1 GW, UNEF is calling for stronger momentum to maintain progress towards 2030 targets"

"Growth, however, has slowed, with only around one gigawatt added last year. To reach the national target of 19 gigawatts by 2030, deployment will need to accelerate, the association" [0]

[0] https://www.pveurope.eu/markets/spains-solar-market-hits-93-...

[0cf8612b2e1e]

The 2026 Ember report said that 99% of new global electricity demand was met by solar+wind (solar 75% alone). Solar broke its previous records on relative and absolute installed numbers. Fossil fuel usage shrank. There might be regional changes, but there is no stopping solar.

https://ember-energy.org/latest-insights/global-electricity-...

[gib444]

Good news. But "there is no stopping solar" is a straw-man. Nobody said it's stopping.

(Also, I'm discussing an apparent slowdown in Spain's rate of new solar capacity (given the article is about Spain). And global trends are not too relevant to that topic. We all know it's easy to hide issues in global stats – domestic consumers Spain won't care if China increases their solar by 1000000%, for example.)

[_aavaa_]

Data from last year may show a slowdown, but I’d bet that the Iran situation may be pushing demand up

[gib444]

Yup, hopefully the Spanish Government will address the slow down and announce a commitment to keep up the pace (if not already). Though of course they are already doing very, very well.