European Solar Profits Tumble to Record Low on Long Sunny Spring
The figures are most stark in Spain, where the so-called capture rate, a key measure of profitability for renewable energy assets, has averaged just 7% so far this month, according to data from London Stock Exchange Group Plc. That's down from 43% a year ago.
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