Italy's PV Self-consumption Projects Generate Over 10.7 TWh Of Electricity Annually

 

Italy's PV self-consumption projects generate over 10.7 TWh of electricity annually, with energy storage reaching 9.08 GWh as a core mechanism.

 

According to the latest statistical report released by Italy's energy service manager, GSE, Italy's PV self-consumption will reach 10,701 GWh in 2024, accounting for 30.2% of the country's net PV output, an increase of more than 5 percentage points from 7,498 GWh in 2023. This significant growth is primarily driven by the overall success of the country's solar industry and the continued impact of high energy bills, reflecting the growing importance of PV self-consumption in the energy transition.

 

GSE defines PV self-consumption as the portion of electricity consumed by producers themselves without inputting into the transmission or distribution network. This calculation is based on a consumer sample estimation model based on a sample of 300,000 systems. Furthermore, the report shows the rapid development of energy storage systems. By the end of 2024, Italy will have approximately 734,000 energy storage systems connected to PV installations, with a total storage capacity of 9,076 MWh, further supporting the growth of self-consumption capacity.

 

From a regional perspective, northern regions dominate in terms of absolute self-consumption, with Lombardy topping the list with 1,899 GWh, followed by Veneto and Emilia-Romagna with 1,308 GWh and 1,179 GWh, respectively. Regarding sectoral self-consumption rates, Sardinia's industrial sector exceeds 70%, Trento's agricultural PV self-consumption rate is approximately 65%, and Lombardy's household and agricultural sectors both exceed 50%, highlighting the energy consumption characteristics of different regions. The GSE emphasized that the expansion of installation scale and weather conditions jointly drove the growth of self-consumption, but virtual self-consumption data was not included in this statistics.