Electricity bill savings was the main driver for the installation of residential photovoltaic systems in Spain, according to a survey conducted on February 2022. This reason was mentioned by more than two thirds of the Spaniards surveyed. The environmental aspect was another strong motive for the installation of PV systems at home according the respondents of the survey.
Main reasons to install solar panels for residential use among the Spanish population in 2022
Only among respondents interested in PV self-consumption
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
* Single-family homeowners residing in municipalities with more than 25 thousand inhabitants form northern Spain, Catalonia, Levante, Madrid, and southern Spain.
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