94% of New Renewable Energies was Solar: 11 months of Last FY

Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) announced that the total rated output of renewable energies in Japan which newly started operation from April 2012 to February 2013 was 1,662 thousand kW.

In that solar power accounts for 1,559 kW, that is about 94% of the total output: for residence 1,137 kW, and for non-residence 422 kW.

Nikkei BP net: 2013/05/18
http://www.nikkeibp.co.jp/article/news/20130518/351024/?rt=nocnt