 With an installed photovoltaic capacity of 12,959 MW as of June 2019, Australia ranks among the world's top ten solar countries by capacity and ranks second on a watts per capita basis with 459 watts per capita to Germany with 548 watts per capita.The installed PV capacity in Australia increased 10-fold between 2009 and 2011, and quadrupled between 2011 and 2016.The first commercial-scale PV power plant, the 1 MW "Uterne Solar Power Station", was opened in 2011.