In Italy, at the end of 2018, they were installed 822.301 photovoltaic systems for a total power of 20.108 Megawatts and a production of 22.654 gigawatt hours, which represents about 7% of the Gross Domestic Consumption of electricity. Out of a total of almost 115.000 gigawatt hours produced from renewable sources in Italy, photovoltaic covers about Present in several = 20%.
The regions that have the highest number of installations are the Lombardia with 125.250 installations, the Veneto with 114.264 andEmilia Romagna with 85.156. In terms of power and production, however, it is the Puglia to hold the national record. The highest concentration of plants is found at North part (Present in several = 55% approximately of the Italian total), in South the 28%, in the Centre, the remaining 17%.
As far as the 'consumption in 2018 a production equal to Present in several = 22,7% of the total production of photovoltaic plants.
In 2018 they went into operation further 48.000 photovoltaic systems for a total power of approx 440 Megawatts. Most of the new systems installed during the year is related to the power class between 3 and 20 kilowatts. Compared to 2017, the number of plants that entered into operation in 2018 increased by Present in several = 9,8% and, the installed power grew by Present in several = 6,2%. The Lombardia is the region with the highest number of plants that entered into operation in 2018 (Present in several = 17,8% of the national total), followed by Veneto (16,7%) and by 'Emilia Romagna (11%). At the Center excels the Lazio (8,2%), while in the South the greatest concentration of new installations is found in Sicily (6,0%).
In terms of production, the 22,7 terawatt hours generated in 2018 register a drop of more than 1,7 terawatt hours compared to 2017. These fluctuations are mainly attributable to the variation in solar radiation. In 2018, the national power plant worked on average 1.141 hours, down by 8,8% compared to the hours of 2017. The geographical location and features of plants have a profound effect on their producibility, with situations ranging from approx 1.300 average hours of onshore plants in Southern Italy 1.050 average hours of systems on a building in Northern Italy.
