Tag: installations
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10 solar stats to know from the U.S. Solar Market Insight Report 2017
The U.S. Solar Market Insight Report 2017 Year-in-Review from GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) dropped today. Here are the 10 numbers to know. 10.6 GW That’s the new PV capacity in 2017, led by strong growth in the corporate and community solar segments. This is theRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Solar hits No. 1 source of new electric generating additions, doubles own install record in 2016
The solar industry will continue to be tough to ignore politically if it keeps posting numbers like this: the United States solar market nearly doubled its annual record, topping out at 14,625 MW of solar PV installed in 2016, according to a sneak peek at the U.S. Solar Market InsightRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Which retailer tops the list for solar installed capacity in 2016?
Target has grabbed the top spot among American businesses that are going solar. The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) revealed Target’s ascension to the top of the list in its 2016 Solar Means Business report, which found that more American businesses are installing solar than ever before. Adding more solarRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Solar industry sees 43 percent growth in second quarter
Growing 43 percent year over year, the U.S. saw 2,051 megawatts (MW) of solar photovoltaic (PV) installed in the second quarter of 2016. According to GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association’s (SEIA) latest U.S. Solar Market Insight report, this marks the eleventh consecutive quarter in which more thanRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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World experts think global PV installations hit 3 TW by 2030
Scientists from the Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), along with their counterparts from solar energy research institutes in Germany and Japan, gathered recently to discuss the future of photovoltaics (PV) and assess its contributions to increasing global prosperity, energy security and mitigation of climate change. Discussions centered onRead More — Solar Builder magazine