page_title: Solar power in New Zealand
hierarchical_section_title: Solar power in New Zealand
caption_attribution_description: English: Global horizontal irradiation of New Zealand
context_page_description: Solar power in New Zealand is on the rise, but operates in an entirely free market with no form of subsidies or intervention from the New Zealand Government. As of February 2020, New Zealand has 118 MW of grid-connected photovoltaic solar power installed, of which 25 MW were installed in the preceding 12 months.
  Although there are no subsidies, the declining costs of photovoltaics has caused a large increase in demand over the last few years. In 2009, the average turnkey price for a standard PV system of three kilowatts was about NZ$40,000; by 2019 this had dropped to approx. NZ$8,500.
context_section_description: Solar power in New Zealand is on the rise, but operates in an entirely free market with no form of subsidies or intervention from the New Zealand Government. As of February 2020, New Zealand has 118 MW of grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) solar power installed, of which 25 MW were installed in the preceding 12 months.
  Although there are no subsidies, the declining costs of photovoltaics has caused a large increase in demand over the last few years. In 2009, the average turnkey price for a standard PV system of three kilowatts (kW) was about NZ$40,000; by 2019 this had dropped to approx. NZ$8,500.
caption: Solar potential of New Zealand
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