Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 08 Mar 2024 03:22:52 +0000
I think the Inflation Reduction Act is one of the most under-appreciated pieces of legislation in American history. Of course, … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2022 04:36:18 +0000
Solar and wind power continue to dominate new power capacity in the United States. July was actually a poor month relatively speaking, with just 56% of new power capacity coming from renewable energy sources due to a notable fossil gas (aka “natural gas”) capacity addition, but for the first 7 months of the year as […]
Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 09 Sep 2022 19:14:32 +0000
I recently wrote an article titled “Inflation Reduction Act To Give U.S. Solar Energy Industry A Much Needed Boost.” A few days later, the U.S. Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) published a press release that said pretty much the same thing. The title: “U.S. Solar Market Ready for Rebound After Tumultuous First Half of 2022.” […]
Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 04 Sep 2022 16:17:23 +0000
The U.S. solar energy industry has grown tremendously in the past decade. That growth has actually been one of the most phenomenal economic growth stories across the whole U.S. economy. However, the “Covid Era” hit solar hard, and it has struggled to get back on the trajectory it was on. U.S. Solar Energy Growth Has […]
Credit to Author: U.S. Energy Information Administration| Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2022 19:41:56 +0000
U.S. shipments of solar photovoltaic (PV) modules (solar panels) rose to a record electricity-generating capacity of 28.8 million peak kilowatts (kW) in 2021, from 21.8 million peak kW in 2020, based on data from our Annual Photovoltaic Module Shipments Report. Continued demand for U.S. solar capacity drove this increase in solar panel shipments in 2021. U.S. […]
Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2022 19:04:42 +0000
I recently discovered an infographic from the U.S. Solar Energy Industries Association with a wealth of solar power facts. The graphic is included on the bottom of this piece, but I find it much easier to scroll through the solar energy facts in a straightforward bullet list rather than an infographic, so let’s start with […]
Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2022 00:04:18 +0000
Which US cities are leading in solar power adoption? Which are leading on a solar power installed per capita basis? We’ve got answers to both questions thanks to a report from Environment America earlier this year. Solar Power Growth per Capita in Top US Cities First, though, let’s take a look at the chart below, […]
Credit to Author: U.S. Energy Information Administration| Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2022 03:50:51 +0000
Power plant developers plan to install 17.8 gigawatts (GW) of utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) generating capacity in 2022, according to our June 2022 Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory. Over the first six months of 2022, 4.2 GW of that capacity came online, less than half of what the industry had planned to install in those […]
Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2022 13:22:57 +0000
It wasn’t that long ago that China was referred to as the sleeping giant. That giant has been awake for a while now and has become the manufacturing center of the world. China has also become a major global leader in solar installations and other forms of renewable energy. Now it is the turn of […]
Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2022 01:48:01 +0000
New US Power Capacity by Source Renewable energy power plants continue to dominate new power capacity additions in the United States. In December, approximately 80% of new power capacity in the country came from renewables, following an even bigger month of November in which the split was 90% for renewables. For the full year, renewables […]