The decline in UK solar power last year caused EU growth to flatline
New solar capacity, gigawatts
Germany
Italy
Spain
United Kingdom
Rest of EU
0
5
10
15
20
1.27
1.95
4.45
7.38
7.49
7.6
3.3
1.9
1.45
1.53
1.76
0.06
0.34
0.71
2.33
9.25
3.76
1.45
0.38
0.3
0.37
0.41
0.59
3.12
0.05
0.51
0.48
0.35
0.12
0.02
0.05
0.05
0.14
0
0.01
0.01
0.06
0.91
0.77
1.12
2.57
4.2
2.05
0.95
0.07
0.29
1.36
3.17
4.38
5.22
4.72
2.33
2.54
2.36
3.31
2007
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