On 9 June 2014, the world record in using solar energy was beaten in Germany. 50.6% of all energy consumed in Germany came from photovoltaic cells. Solar energy is very popular in Germany. Unlike in other countries, the energy from photovoltaic cells is not supplied mainly by large farms. More than 90% of photovoltaic panels working in Germany is located on the roofs of residential or office buildings. Recently, they broke two other records. On 6 June, between 13:00 and 14:00, these panels provided 24.24 gigawatts of power, and during the whole week they produced 1.26 TWh.