China has flooded the market with so many solar panels that people are using them as garden fencing

China has flooded the market with so many solar panels that people are using them as garden fencing

Solar-panel supply globally is forecast to reach 1,100 gigawatts by the end of this year — three times more than demand, the International Energy Agency wrote in a report released in January.

Prices on the spot market have already fallen by half in 2023 and are likely to extend decline by another 40% by 2028, the agency added.

Solar panels — 80% of which are made in China — are so cheap that they’re now being used to line garden fences in Germany and the Netherlands