The share of electricity generation in countries known for their keen pursuit of it in the past, notably Germany, has plateaued.
In Germany's case, at 6% of generation. Sunny Greece and Italy are marginally better at around 8%.
Germany has a moratorium on nuclear power, but this has not caused an increase in solar electricity generation.
There are technical as well as political reasons for this.
It gets progressively harder to increase solar's share of generation, particularly in countries where the supply and demand are substantially out of sync with each other, as is the case in Northern Europe.
The answer? More time-shifting of domestic demand of course!
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