Business solar capacity now exceeds residential

© Hollandse Hoogte / Dolph Cantrijn
In 2019, the installed capacity of commercial and industrial solar systems exceeded that of home solar systems for the first time. Total installed capacity grew by 2,265 to 6,874 megawatts (MW), a 49-percent increase on the previous year. Business solar installations saw stronger growth (+59 percent) than residential (+39 percent). This is evident from new figures released by Statistics Netherlands (CBS).

Installed solar panel capacity
Zonnepanelen2019 (MW)2018 (MW)2017 (MW)2016 (MW)2015 (MW)
Total68744609291121351526
Businesses363722811229874554
Homes3237232916821261972

Largest business solar capacity found in Midden-Groningen

At the end of 2019, the Dutch business sector had a total installed capacity of 3,637 MW, 59 percent up on the previous year. With 115 MW, the largest solar capacity installed by businesses was found in the municipality of Midden-Groningen, followed by Borsele and Emmen (74 and 73 MW respectively). Midden-Groningen also recorded the strongest growth in this respect (108 MW up on 2018); this is where the country’s largest solar park was put into service at the end of 2019. As a result, the municipality also boasts the largest total installed capacity for businesses and homes combined (137 MW).

Change in installed business solar capacity, 2019 relative to 2018
GemeentenaamChange in installed capacity ( megawatts)
Aa en Hunze1.89
Aalsmeer1.28
Aalten4.71
Achtkarspelen1.82
Alblasserdam0.43
Albrandswaard0.47
Alkmaar3.61
Almelo5.16
Almere38.87
AlphenaandenRijn7.52
Alphen-Chaam0.47
Altena4.81
Ameland0.18
Amersfoort2.28
Amstelveen2.46
Amsterdam20.90
Apeldoorn7.57
Appingedam0.11
Arnhem5.89
Assen2.17
Asten6.56
Baarle-Nassau1.45
Baarn0.75
Barendrecht2.50
Barneveld17.05
Beek0.68
Beekdaelen0.66
Beemster0.42
Beesel0.95
Berg en Dal1.17
Bergeijk3.89
Bergen op Zoom1.30
Bergen(L.)0.86
Bergen(NH.)1.84
Berkelland2.20
Bernheze3.13
Best7.73
Beuningen0.68
Beverwijk0.62
Bladel2.79
Blaricum0.05
Bloemendaal0.12
Bodegraven-Reeuwijk2.58
Boekel1.83
Borger-Odoorn2.73
Borne0.88
Borsele2.81
Boxmeer1.94
Boxtel1.96
Breda4.43
Brielle0.65
Bronckhorst4.21
Brummen0.65
Brunssum0.39
Bunnik0.99
Bunschoten0.75
Buren4.21
Capelle aan den IJssel1.61
Castricum0.55
Coevorden4.33
Cranendonck2.84
Cuijk1.58
Culemborg0.94
Dalfsen4.27
Dantumadiel0.30
De Bilt0.97
De Fryske Marren5.18
Delft0.94
Delfzijl9.58
Den Helder3.14
De Ronde Venen1.77
Deurne8.87
Deventer2.86
De Wolden2.85
Diemen0.21
Dinkelland2.75
Doesburg0.25
Doetinchem2.62
Dongen0.25
Dordrecht11.10
Drechterland1.53
Drimmelen1.47
Dronten6.40
Druten0.92
Duiven1.32
Echt-Susteren3.28
Edam-Volendam0.80
Ede9.93
Eemnes0.05
Eersel2.93
Eijsden-Margraten2.63
Eindhoven5.77
Elburg1.43
Emmen17.37
Enkhuizen0.16
Enschede3.91
Epe2.03
Ermelo3.96
Etten-Leur2.47
Geertruidenberg0.43
Geldrop-Mierlo0.70
Gemert-Bakel5.07
Gennep3.24
Gilze en Rijen1.20
Goeree-Overflakkee14.85
Goes5.10
Goirle2.90
Gooise Meren1.20
Gorinchem2.08
Gouda1.71
Grave0.99
Groningen16.68
Gulpen-Wittem0.80
Haaksbergen0.37
Haaren3.07
Haarlem2.82
Haarlemmermeer25.21
Halderberge2.44
Hardenberg11.78
Harderwijk3.07
Hardinxveld-Giessendam1.58
Harlingen1.37
Hattem0.45
Heemskerk1.25
Heemstede0.52
Heerde0.19
Heerenveen3.19
Heerhugowaard4.17
Heerlen5.75
Heeze-Leende1.31
Heiloo0.63
Hellendoorn2.16
Hellevoetsluis0.57
Helmond4.56
Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht0.04
Hengelo2.10
Het Hogeland9.24
Heumen0.72
Heusden2.05
Hillegom1.83
Hilvarenbeek1.93
Hilversum1.42
HoekscheWaard7.52
Hof van Twente3.41
Hollands Kroon19.67
Hoogeveen1.59
Hoorn3.03
Horst aan de Maas6.51
Houten1.35
Huizen0.66
Hulst0.98
IJsselstein0.78
Kaag en Braassem1.06
Kampen2.49
Kapelle1.92
Katwijk3.29
Kerkrade0.30
Koggenland2.53
Krimpen aan den IJssel0.13
Krimpenerwaard4.16
Laarbeek1.40
Landerd1.79
Landgraaf0.59
Landsmeer0.25
Langedijk4.50
Lansingerland6.24
Laren0.11
Leeuwarden5.44
Leiden1.40
Leiderdorp0.14
Leidschendam-Voorburg0.91
Lelystad13.58
Leudal5.31
Leusden1.22
Lingewaard1.77
Lisse0.76
Lochem2.46
Loon op Zand0.42
Lopik0.68
Loppersum0.96
Losser1.22
Maasdriel3.15
Maasgouw1.04
Maassluis0.51
Maastricht4.90
Medemblik5.99
Meerssen0.67
Meierijstad16.71
Meppel0.79
Middelburg2.12
Midden-Delfland0.52
Midden-Drenthe4.20
Midden-Groningen107.94
Mill en Sint Hubert1.42
Moerdijk33.08
Molenlanden3.63
Montferland3.63
Montfoort3.04
Mook en Middelaar0.16
Neder-Betuwe3.33
Nederweert3.81
Nieuwegein7.25
Nieuwkoop1.57
Nijkerk5.05
Nijmegen4.96
Nissewaard1.02
Noardeast-Fryslân6.31
Noord-Beveland0.94
Noordenveld1.84
Noordoostpolder16.84
Noordwijk3.19
Nuenen,Gerwen en Nederwetten0.66
Nunspeet0.95
Oegstgeest0.44
Oirschot3.41
Oisterwijk1.61
Oldambt2.76
Oldebroek1.23
Oldenzaal1.86
Olst-Wijhe0.84
Ommen1.63
Oosterhout3.97
OostGelre3.38
Ooststellingwerf4.93
Oostzaan1.59
Opmeer0.47
Opsterland4.24
Oss6.93
Oude IJsselstreek5.67
Ouder-Amstel0.70
Oudewater1.00
Overbetuwe2.73
Papendrecht0.56
Peel en Maas12.05
Pekela1.93
Pijnacker-Nootdorp2.71
Purmerend2.24
Putten1.72
Raalte2.78
Reimerswaal18.27
Renkum0.29
Renswoude1.04
Reusel-De Mierden6.55
Rheden2.04
Rhenen3.42
Ridderkerk2.63
Rijssen-Holten3.97
Rijswijk0.45
Roerdalen1.05
Roermond1.09
Roosendaal3.07
Rotterdam6.48
Rozendaal0.22
Rucphen1.18
Schagen12.19
Scherpenzeel0.89
Schiedam0.98
Schiermonnikoog0.28
Schouwen-Duiveland17.08
's-Gravenhage5.21
's-Hertogenbosch12.21
Simpelveld0.03
Sint Anthonis2.27
Sint-Michielsgestel1.57
Sittard-Geleen5.36
Sliedrecht1.50
Sluis0.91
Smallingerland6.54
Soest2.71
Someren6.93
Son en Breugel4.37
Stadskanaal2.14
Staphorst2.34
Stede Broec0.60
Steenbergen2.93
Steenwijkerland2.81
Stein0.66
Stichtse Vecht1.60
Súdwest-Fryslân5.57
Terneuzen6.91
Terschelling0.17
Texel1.05
Teylingen2.77
Tholen3.11
Tiel3.15
Tilburg13.96
Tubbergen2.59
Twenterand7.51
Tynaarlo32.06
Tytsjerksteradiel2.15
Uden3.57
Uitgeest0.21
Uithoorn3.81
Urk1.58
Utrecht10.69
Utrechtse Heuvelrug0.93
Vaals0.12
Valkenburg aan de Geul0.45
Valkenswaard1.02
Veendam8.15
Veenendaal2.32
Veere1.27
Veldhoven4.04
Velsen3.18
Venlo7.98
Venray8.74
Vijfheerenlanden3.47
Vlaardingen1.27
Vlieland0.15
Vlissingen4.06
Voerendaal0.29
Voorschoten0.44
Voorst1.09
Vught0.60
Waadhoeke6.00
Waalre0.37
Waalwijk5.82
Waddinxveen4.61
Wageningen0.53
Wassenaar0.47
Waterland0.20
Weert4.52
Weesp1.56
West Betuwe9.58
Westerkwartier16.94
Westerveld1.57
Westervoort0.19
Westerwolde1.10
Westland11.21
West Maas en Waal3.93
Weststellingwerf2.12
Westvoorne2.80
Wierden1.48
Wijchen1.86
Wijdemeren2.29
Wijk bij Duurstede0.91
Winterswijk2.14
Woensdrecht1.56
Woerden3.76
Wormerland0.56
Woudenberg1.36
Zaanstad9.75
Zaltbommel3.41
Zandvoort0.08
Zeewolde8.77
Zeist1.10
Zevenaar2.90
Zoetermeer0.67
Zoeterwoude0.97
Zuidplas2.52
Zundert2.46
Zutphen2.74
Zwartewaterland2.03
Zwijndrecht0.37
Zwolle4.12

Residential solar capacity largest in Utrecht, Groningen and Eindhoven

In 2019, the total capacity of residential roof-top installations amounted to 3,237 MW, representing a year-on-year increase of 39 percent. The largest capacity was found in the municipality of Utrecht (39.1 MW), followed closely by Groningen and Eindhoven (both 38.8 MW).

Utrecht, Eindhoven and Groningen also showed relatively strong growth last year with 12.6 MW, 13.4 MW and 9.0 MW respectively. The installed capacity in Amsterdam, Apeldoorn, Amersfoort, Almere and Nijmegen increased as well, by more than 9 MW.

Change in installed residential solar capacity, 2019 relative to 2018
GemeentenaamChange in installed capacity ( megawatts)
Aa en Hunze2.33
Aalsmeer1.57
Aalten1.94
Achtkarspelen2.65
Alblasserdam0.51
Albrandswaard1.13
Alkmaar5.24
Almelo3.05
Almere9.50
AlphenaandenRijn7.21
Alphen-Chaam0.77
Altena3.09
Ameland0.24
Amersfoort9.89
Amstelveen4.43
Amsterdam11.26
Apeldoorn10.52
Appingedam0.55
Arnhem5.54
Assen4.96
Asten1.24
Baarle-Nassau0.36
Baarn0.87
Barendrecht2.16
Barneveld3.72
Beek1.43
Beekdaelen3.32
Beemster0.96
Beesel0.98
Berg en Dal2.47
Bergeijk1.67
Bergen op Zoom3.46
Bergen(L.)1.10
Bergen(NH.)2.49
Berkelland2.95
Bernheze2.74
Best3.29
Beuningen1.69
Beverwijk2.78
Bladel1.41
Blaricum0.52
Bloemendaal0.66
Bodegraven-Reeuwijk2.63
Boekel0.99
Borger-Odoorn2.40
Borne1.54
Borsele1.58
Boxmeer2.80
Boxtel2.14
Breda6.14
Brielle0.99
Bronckhorst2.70
Brummen1.35
Brunssum1.56
Bunnik1.09
Bunschoten0.98
Buren2.20
Capelle aan den IJssel1.87
Castricum2.93
Coevorden2.55
Cranendonck2.26
Cuijk2.50
Culemborg1.71
Dalfsen2.64
Dantumadiel1.40
De Bilt2.38
De Fryske Marren1.52
Delft4.02
Delfzijl2.40
Den Helder0.81
De Ronde Venen2.44
Deurne2.34
Deventer4.28
De Wolden3.21
Diemen1.32
Dinkelland1.53
Doesburg0.78
Doetinchem4.14
Dongen1.42
Dordrecht2.80
Drechterland1.53
Drimmelen1.34
Dronten3.71
Druten1.26
Duiven1.51
Echt-Susteren2.59
Edam-Volendam1.68
Ede6.25
Eemnes0.59
Eersel1.58
Eijsden-Margraten2.57
Eindhoven13.38
Elburg2.24
Emmen8.35
Enkhuizen0.89
Enschede5.17
Epe2.12
Ermelo2.88
Etten-Leur2.08
Geertruidenberg1.18
Geldrop-Mierlo3.48
Gemert-Bakel2.64
Gennep1.38
Gilze en Rijen1.54
Goeree-Overflakkee3.75
Goes2.86
Goirle1.58
Gooise Meren1.55
Gorinchem1.44
Gouda2.33
Grave1.10
Groningen8.97
Gulpen-Wittem1.07
Haaksbergen1.31
Haaren1.22
Haarlem3.20
Haarlemmermeer8.03
Halderberge2.20
Hardenberg3.85
Harderwijk2.89
Hardinxveld-Giessendam1.46
Harlingen1.24
Hattem0.60
Heemskerk2.13
Heemstede0.62
Heerde1.45
Heerenveen4.16
Heerhugowaard3.76
Heerlen3.88
Heeze-Leende1.46
Heiloo1.99
Hellendoorn2.49
Hellevoetsluis1.44
Helmond6.75
Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht1.42
Hengelo3.26
Het Hogeland2.17
Heumen2.40
Heusden3.12
Hillegom0.92
Hilvarenbeek1.10
Hilversum2.26
HoekscheWaard6.47
Hof van Twente1.98
Hollands Kroon3.54
Hoogeveen3.27
Hoorn3.35
Horst aan de Maas4.63
Houten3.04
Huizen2.19
Hulst1.47
IJsselstein1.03
Kaag en Braassem2.85
Kampen2.90
Kapelle0.96
Katwijk2.63
Kerkrade3.18
Koggenland1.41
Krimpen aan den IJssel0.95
Krimpenerwaard1.94
Laarbeek2.05
Landerd1.94
Landgraaf3.17
Landsmeer1.54
Langedijk2.23
Lansingerland3.63
Laren0.18
Leeuwarden7.82
Leiden2.47
Leiderdorp0.90
Leidschendam-Voorburg1.45
Lelystad6.65
Leudal3.28
Leusden2.58
Lingewaard3.33
Lisse1.38
Lochem2.77
Loon op Zand1.23
Lopik0.84
Loppersum0.52
Losser1.35
Maasdriel2.04
Maasgouw2.57
Maassluis0.87
Maastricht4.42
Medemblik3.31
Meerssen1.55
Meierijstad7.35
Meppel2.64
Middelburg1.96
Midden-Delfland0.91
Midden-Drenthe2.65
Midden-Groningen4.31
Mill en Sint Hubert1.01
Moerdijk2.78
Molenlanden2.49
Montferland3.88
Montfoort0.94
Mook en Middelaar0.48
Neder-Betuwe1.85
Nederweert1.80
Nieuwegein2.09
Nieuwkoop1.63
Nijkerk2.36
Nijmegen9.50
Nissewaard3.01
Noardeast-Fryslân3.50
Noord-Beveland0.60
Noordenveld2.37
Noordoostpolder3.10
Noordwijk1.96
Nuenen,Gerwen en Nederwetten2.09
Nunspeet1.63
Oegstgeest1.42
Oirschot1.41
Oisterwijk1.61
Oldambt2.57
Oldebroek1.47
Oldenzaal2.33
Olst-Wijhe1.23
Ommen1.15
Oosterhout4.03
OostGelre2.05
Ooststellingwerf3.41
Oostzaan0.69
Opmeer0.71
Opsterland2.25
Oss7.29
Oude IJsselstreek3.21
Ouder-Amstel0.50
Oudewater0.71
Overbetuwe4.04
Papendrecht1.00
Peel en Maas4.94
Pekela0.55
Pijnacker-Nootdorp3.17
Purmerend3.24
Putten1.39
Raalte3.25
Reimerswaal1.20
Renkum1.99
Renswoude0.62
Reusel-De Mierden1.17
Rheden2.38
Rhenen1.87
Ridderkerk1.95
Rijssen-Holten1.95
Rijswijk0.85
Roerdalen2.18
Roermond3.60
Roosendaal6.12
Rotterdam7.57
Rozendaal0.17
Rucphen1.31
Schagen3.30
Scherpenzeel0.60
Schiedam1.22
Schiermonnikoog0.26
Schouwen-Duiveland1.97
's-Gravenhage7.53
's-Hertogenbosch7.58
Simpelveld0.65
Sint Anthonis1.03
Sint-Michielsgestel2.90
Sittard-Geleen6.08
Sliedrecht0.64
Sluis1.32
Smallingerland3.50
Soest2.38
Someren2.10
Son en Breugel2.31
Stadskanaal1.55
Staphorst0.65
Stede Broec1.39
Steenbergen1.68
Steenwijkerland2.06
Stein3.18
Stichtse Vecht3.01
Súdwest-Fryslân6.66
Terneuzen2.70
Terschelling0.16
Texel0.73
Teylingen2.16
Tholen1.19
Tiel1.81
Tilburg7.52
Tubbergen1.38
Twenterand1.97
Tynaarlo3.36
Tytsjerksteradiel3.19
Uden5.05
Uitgeest1.10
Uithoorn1.16
Urk0.78
Utrecht12.60
Utrechtse Heuvelrug2.38
Vaals0.69
Valkenburg aan de Geul1.00
Valkenswaard3.96
Veendam1.41
Veenendaal4.68
Veere1.72
Veldhoven3.70
Velsen2.43
Venlo6.43
Venray3.92
Vijfheerenlanden4.28
Vlaardingen1.05
Vlieland0.16
Vlissingen2.08
Voerendaal1.06
Voorschoten1.00
Voorst2.08
Vught1.09
Waadhoeke3.20
Waalre1.84
Waalwijk2.25
Waddinxveen2.09
Wageningen1.62
Wassenaar0.68
Waterland0.63
Weert3.91
Weesp0.74
West Betuwe3.71
Westerkwartier5.39
Westerveld1.83
Westervoort1.14
Westerwolde1.62
Westland5.66
West Maas en Waal1.97
Weststellingwerf1.80
Westvoorne1.37
Wierden1.98
Wijchen2.94
Wijdemeren1.14
Wijk bij Duurstede1.31
Winterswijk1.98
Woensdrecht1.48
Woerden2.29
Wormerland1.44
Woudenberg0.81
Zaanstad4.65
Zaltbommel1.93
Zandvoort0.31
Zeewolde1.70
Zeist2.33
Zevenaar3.55
Zoetermeer4.37
Zoeterwoude0.68
Zuidplas2.49
Zundert1.45
Zutphen1.91
Zwartewaterland1.08
Zwijndrecht1.25
Zwolle6.64

Most large-scale solar installations in RES region of Fryslân

 

As part of the Dutch National Climate Agreement, the Netherlands has been divided into 30 energy regions. In each of these regions, authorities at the provincial, water board and municipal level work together in drafting Regional Energy Strategies (RES) to achieve a greener energy supply.

 

The objective of the climate agreement is to generate at least 35 terawatt hours (35 Mwh) in sustainable onshore electricity by 2030. This agreement involves large-scale power installations of more than 15 kW, regardless of the type of production (solar, wind or biomass).

 

Looking only at solar power installations, in 2019 the RES region of Fryslân had the highest power generation capacity in renewable energy at 191 million kWh, followed by Groningen province, the Eindhoven metropolitan region and Zeeland province. Small-scale solar power production (15 kW or less) are predominantly found in the Randstad conurbation regions of South Noord-Holland and Rotterdam/The Hague.

Solar power production, 2019
RES-regioLarge capacity (>15kW) (million kWh)Small capacity (<=15 kW) (million kWh)
Fryslân191148
Groningen170123
Metropoolregio Eindhoven165144
Zeeland162100
Noord-Holland Zuid152165
Flevoland14277
Noord-Holland Noord135134
Drenthe125141
Noord-Oost Brabant113118
Noord- en Midden-Limburg111141
West-Overijssel108112
Rotterdam/Den Haag107161
West-Brabant96101
Twente92105
U10/U16279115
Hart van Brabant6561
Rivierenland5852
Foodvalley5458
Arnhem/Nijmegen52111
Goeree-Overflakkee5213
Achterhoek4579
Holland-Rijnland4468
Zuid-Limburg35138
Cleantech Regio3259
Amersfoort2947
Midden-Holland2030
Noord-Veluwe1933
Drechtsteden1824
Alblasserwaard1010
Hoeksche Waard714