In 2022, Germany added 7.18GW of solar energy system, 2.14GW of onshore wind and 342MW of offshore wind. Net additions were stronger than in 2021, but still far below the pace needed to meet the 2030 renewable energy targets.

According to data released by the Federal Network Agency, by the end of 2022, Germany will have 66.49GW of solar system capacity in operation. In order to achieve the target of 215GW in 2030, Germany needs to install 1.54GW per month on average.

More than half of the new capacity, around 4.4GW, came from rooftop projects and 746.7MW from unsubsidized ground-mounted solar panels.

Bavaria was once again the leader in new solar capacity, adding 2.09GW for all of 2022, bringing its total to 18.3GW at the end of the year. The North Rhine-Westphalia state came second with 899.2MW of net installed capacity, by Brandenburg with 794.1MW.

In terms of onshore wind power, Germany's operating capacity by the end of the year was 58.2GW, and December witnessed the highest monthly growth rate of 309MW in the year. Despite an acceleration by the end of 2022, the rate of expansion would have to increase to an average of 591MW per month, so that by the end of the decade Germany's onshore wind turbines would reach 115GW.

In terms of offshore wind power, as many as 38 offshore wind turbines (totaling 342MW) were integrated into the German grid last year, bringing Germany's wind power capacity in the North Sea and the Baltic Sea to 8.12GW.