By Louis de Briant ( May 5, 2026, 16:26 GMT | Insight) -- Structural and regulatory barriers are now the main obstacle to scaling renewables in the EU, lobby group SolarPower Europe said in a new report published Tuesday, urging reforms to grids, storage and market design. The bloc remains off track for its 2030 targets, with a 21-percentage-point gap in renewable electricity share and with gas still setting prices most of the time. In a higher-ambition scenario, solar would become one of the largest electricity sources and, together with storage, cut costs and reduce reliance on fossil fuel imports.The EU is off track for its 2030 electricity targets, with a gap of 21 percentage points in renewable share and continued reliance on gas to set power prices, according to a report published Tuesday by lobby group SolarPower Europe....
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