German electricity production from solar photovoltaics (PV) reached 4.13 TWh in August 2013, a 6% increase over the prior year, according to a data supplied by the EEX Transparency Exchange (Leipzig, Germany).
In an analysis for Renewables International, Bernard Chabot calculates that PV provided 11.9% of Germany's electricity production during the month, and 7.9% of the electricity produced over the first eight months of 2013. Solar power production reached its peak in July at 5.1 TWh, representing 14.4% of electricity production.
While Italy had the highest share of its electricity production and demand met by PV in 2012, German PV has produced more electricity both in raw volume and as percentages of supply in June, July and August 2013. PV has supplied 10% or more of electricity production for all both nations for all three months.
Over the month of August, Germany's PV plants achieved an average capacity utilization factor (CUF) of 16.1%. Germany has produced 6% more electricity from PV in the first eight months of 2013 as compared to 2012, which partially offset lower wind output during the year.