在西班牙，即使是可再生能源這樣的朝陽產業，也沒能幸免于該國的龐大債務和更嚴峻的經濟困境的現實的波及范圍外。就在上個月，西班牙政府削減風能，太陽能的項目補貼。這一決定是與去年西班牙對可再生能源的態度形成鮮明對比，因為去年西班牙政府提供65億歐元給可再生能源發電上。                          

據商業周刊報道，西班牙的最新能源計劃是“減少45%的太陽能在農場上電力補貼，25%的辦公工廠的大型電池板補貼，5%的家庭太陽能用電補貼。

西班牙目前位列第二位最具有光伏發電能力的國家。但上周西班牙政府決定采用最新的政策，削減對可再生能源的補貼。據Bloomberg稱，政府部長們和能源公司高層不能就現存太陽能電廠的價格上達成一致意見。
補貼的減少可能對約600個光伏（PV）的太陽能設備廠商來說是一個致命的打擊。根據光伏產業協會報道，這些機構很可能因為新政策將導致破產。

In Spain, even the rising industry of renewable energy is not immune to the realities of the country’s sizable debt and broader economic woes. Just last month, the Spanish government slashed subsidies for any new wind or solar thermal projects in the country. The decision was in sharp contrast to last year’s move on renewable energy, when the Spanish government provided 6.5 billion Euros to utilities as pass-through subsidies to those who are generating renewable energy.

According to Business Day, Spain’s newest plan on renewable energy will “reduce the premium above the normal electricity price guaranteed for new solar projects by 45 percent for solar or farms, by 25 percent for large panels on office or factory buildings, and by five percent for solar panels on homes.”
Spain currently ranks second among the countries with the most installed photovoltaic (PV) generating capacity. But last week the Spanish government decided to go ahead with the newest plan to cut subsidies after talks broke down over how to make broader changes to the policy on renewable energy subsidies. The discord arose, according to Bloomberg, when government ministers and energy company executives were unable to agree on prices for existing solar plants.

The subsidy reduction could prove to be a fatal blow for some 600 photovoltaic (PV) solar plant operators. According to the Photovoltaic Industry Association, those operators would be in danger of bankruptcy as a result of the new policy.