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Solar and batteries account for 60 percent of planned new U.S. electric generation capacity – EIA

Power plant developers and operators expect to add 85 gigawatts (GW) of new generating capacity to the U.S. power grid from 2022 to ...

By Editorial TeamMarch 8, 20220

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Renewables exceed EIA’s forecast; provide 21 percent of U.S. electricity in 2021 as solar and wind grow by 25.2 percent and 12.4 percent

Longer-term trends suggest the gradual and probably accelerating coal and nuclear power displacement by renewable energy sources, especially solar and wind.

By Editorial TeamFebruary 28, 20220

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U.S. community solar sector to beat earlier 5-year forecast by 9 percent, says Wood Mackenzie and CCSA study

Expanded programs and new initiatives will boost development, but the study finds that interconnection challenges may hamper the sector.

By Editorial TeamFebruary 8, 20220

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Renewables are now providing 2,500-MW of new electrical generating capacity each month in the United States

Solar and wind both set new records in 2021 for capacity additions, according to the latest issue of FERC’s "Energy Infrastructure Update" (with ...

By Editorial TeamJanuary 4, 20220

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Solar and wind provide more than one-eighth of U.S. electrical generation in first three-quarters 2021

Over the last five years, solar-generated electricity has tripled and wind is up by 65.2%

By Editorial TeamNovember 30, 20210

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Latest FERC data show that renewables are 88 percent of new U.S. generating capacity

Solar experiencing explosive growth, followed closely by wind

By Editorial TeamNovember 23, 20210

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Global solar PV installations to grow 20% in 2022 even as supply chain disruptions lead to rising manufacturing costs, IHS Markit says

Annual PV installations will surpass the 200 GWdc mark in 2022, thanks to distributed generation.

By Editorial TeamNovember 18, 20210

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Solar tops 5 percent of total U.S. capacity and will surpass nuclear power within 3 years; total renewable capacity will then be almost 30 percent

For the first two-thirds of 2021, the latest FERC data show: renewables are 86.5% of new U.S. generating capacity

By Editorial TeamOctober 5, 20210