Tag: eia
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U.S. energy transition to speed forward through 2025
Over the next two years, the United States will experience a remarkable acceleration in the energy transition in the electricity sector, according to new figures released the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Utility-scale solar generation is set to grow by 75% in just two years, pushed by the anticipated addition of 79 GW of new……
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Analysis: Renewable energy generation continues to outpace government forecasts
According to an analysis by the SUN DAY Campaign of data in the latest issue of the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) “Electric Power Monthly” (with statistics through December 31, 2017), electricity generated by renewable energy sources (i.e., biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, wind) was 13.2% higher in 2017 than inRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Here’s residential solar’s share of distributed PV generating capacity
Generation from small-scale photovoltaic (PV) systems totaled about 37 percent of the annual generation from all U.S. solar PV electricity generators in 2016. EIA’s small-scale category includes PV systems that have less than one megawatt (MW) of generating capacity. Such systems are usually installed at or near residential, commercial, or industrialRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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How much U.S. solar capacity is owned by third-parties?
Distributed solar capacity in the United States, which includes all solar power capacity other than utility-scale installations 1 MW or larger, totaled 12.3 gigawatts (GW) as of September. About 30% of that amount (3.7 GW) was owned by third-party owners. Third-party owners are private companies that provide either solar electricityRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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European Union Suspicious of Fracking Industry’s Empty Promises
Today, members of the European Parliament’s Environment Committee overwhelmingly—51 in favor, 18 against—endorsed a proposal to impose a mandatory Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for all shale gas drilling activities in the European Union (EU).