Key trends in this Data Insight include: Owners of the 50 GW of PV systems installed in Europe at year-end 2011 range from private households to large utilities. The 30 largest PV portfolios combined total 3.6 GW, or 7% of Europe's installed PV capacity. Financial players have advanced through acquisitions to capture 59% of that capacity. Six European utilities have built up PV portfolios larger than 20 MW in size. Rapid CAPEX reductions have spurred initial interest among other utilities to invest in PV.
Key trends in this Data Insight include: