7135 (2026). Hon Dr Megan Woods to the Minister for Energy

Written Question

Published date: 18 Mar 2026

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Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	7135 (2026)
Question asked:	03 Mar 2026
Member asking:	Hon Dr Megan Woods
Portfolio:	Minister for Energy
Minister replying:	Hon Simon Watts
Answer received:	12 Mar 2026
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_07135_2026
Document guid:	30c946e4-38f5-4846-9517-7f9b00cbffd3

7135 (2026). Hon Dr Megan Woods to the Minister for Energy: How does New Zealand’s household solar uptake compare with countries with similar average sunshine hours, such as Germany?

Hon Simon Watts: New Zealand has around 75,000 residential solar installations, or 4 percent of households. This compares to around 15 percent in Germany, or 6 percent in the UK from publicly available data. Solar installations in New Zealand have increased by over 10,000 per year in each of the last two years.