China’s rooftop hits a ceiling

Amid a record amount of new solar capacity added in China in 2024, the share held by small-scale, “distributed” arrays fell to 38%, from 58% in 2022. Grid constraints, policy changes, and pricing adjustments have impacted home and business solar arrays, as Vincent Shaw reports, from Shanghai.

Issue 04 – 2025

Distributed generation in China has grown in absolute terms, but its share of total installed capacity has fallen as utility-scale deployment has surged.

Photos: Trina Solar

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