Solar power ‘could challenge electricity companies by 2020’

Photovoltaic solar electricity is poised to become a significant and competitive supplier to the European electricity market, concludes a comprehensive study conducted by the European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA) with the strategic management consultancy
A.T. Kearney, June 2009.

The SET For 2020 study explores different deployment scenarios: Under business-as-usual conditions, photovoltaic power should supply between 4% and 6% of Europeans’
electricity needs by 2020. However, photovoltaic power could supply as much as 12% of EU electricity demand by 2020 – up from less than 1% at present – if more favourable conditions are established by European policy makers, regulators and the energy sector at large.

• Primary Source

Website: European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA). http://www.epia.org/

EPIA: SET For 2020 Report http://www.setfor2020.eu/

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