France misses deadline on solar car park mandate, 85% of large supermarkets non-compliant

Three months past the legal deadline set by France's APER law, a national survey found that 85% of large supermarket parking areas lack the required photovoltaic canopies, despite the potential to generate roughly 7 TWh annually.

First covered Oct 30, 2026 · 12:30 AM PT · 1 article · no longer in the live window

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12d PV Magazine French solar car park rollout falls short of legal deadline — Three months after the deadline set by France’s APER law, 85% of large supermarket car parks still have no visible photovoltaic (PV) canopies, according to the…

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Appeared in: 2026-10-30 (#3)

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