{"id":184934,"date":"2026-09-28T11:30:15","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T09:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peimar.com\/?post_type=pubblicazione&p=184934"},"modified":"2026-09-29T11:22:08","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T09:22:08","slug":"photovoltaics-in-france-market-prospects","status":"publish","type":"pubblicazione","link":"https:\/\/peimar.com\/fr-en\/news\/il-fotovoltaico-in-francia-mercato-prospettive\/","title":{"rendered":"Photovoltaics in France: needs, selection criteria and market outlook"},"content":{"rendered":"
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What needs are driving French households and businesses to choose photovoltaics today?<\/strong><\/p>

\u201cSelf-consumption has become the dominant model: it accounts for more than half of installations and reaches up to 60%, according to the most recent sources.\u201d<\/p>

\u201cThree main needs are encouraging households and businesses to choose photovoltaics today: reducing electricity bills and protecting themselves from price volatility, gaining greater energy independence and resilience, and contributing to the green transition by producing local, low-carbon electricity.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat do these examples reveal about the variety of projects carried out in France?<\/strong>\n

\u201cThis variety is reflected across three segments.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe first is the residential segment, which includes small-scale systems: from systems made up of just a few modules, including \u00abplug & play\u00bb<\/span> kits and balcony or rooftop installations, to projects ranging from 3 to 9 kWp. This segment accounts for 15% of the market.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe second segment is commercial and industrial (C&I) installations, with capacities ranging from 36 kWp to several hundred kWp. These installations are mainly intended for collective self-consumption and account for 35% of the market.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cFinally, large-scale plants include ground-mounted projects with a capacity exceeding 1 MW, known as \u2018utility-scale\u2019 projects. Developed in particular through CRE tenders, they account for a significant share of installed capacity and 50% of the market.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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What criteria do French customers and installers mainly consider when choosing modules?<\/strong><\/p>

\u201cFor end customers, the main criteria are value for money and overall profitability, module efficiency and power output, warranties, technology, as well as product origin, carbon footprint, and access to incentives.\u201d<\/p>

\u201cInstallers, on the other hand, place particular importance on technical quality and certifications, the strength and actual enforceability of the manufacturer\u2019s warranties, as well as product availability, purchase price, and margins. The manufacturer\u2019s reputation, the quality of after-sales service, access to incentives, and regulatory compliance are also among their key selection criteria.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Which segments of the French market offer the strongest growth prospects for photovoltaics in the coming months?<\/strong><\/p>

\u201cCollective self-consumption offers particularly favorable prospects. Subject to fewer constraints and independent of government support, it is based on commercial relationships between private parties, enabling a faster and more secure return on investment.\u201d<\/p>

\u201cFinancing can sometimes be more difficult to obtain, but this segment has significant growth potential.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Through several installations built with Peimar panels, Gaetan Sanchez, director of the French branch, answers a number of questions about customer needs, the variety of photovoltaic projects in France, the main criteria for selecting modules, and the market outlook.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":184937,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"categoria-pubblicazioni":[],"class_list":["post-184934","pubblicazione","type-pubblicazione","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/peimar.com\/fr-en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pubblicazione\/184934","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/peimar.com\/fr-en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pubblicazione"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/peimar.com\/fr-en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/pubblicazione"}],"version-history":[{"count":31,"href":"https:\/\/peimar.com\/fr-en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pubblicazione\/184934\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":185399,"href":"https:\/\/peimar.com\/fr-en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pubblicazione\/184934\/revisions\/185399"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peimar.com\/fr-en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/184937"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/peimar.com\/fr-en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=184934"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"categoria-pubblicazioni","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peimar.com\/fr-en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categoria-pubblicazioni?post=184934"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}