Tag: market research
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FERC makes some major revisions to its three-year energy infrastructure forecast (fossil fuels way down, renewables way up)
According to a review by the SUN DAY Campaign of data just released – belatedly – by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), the agency has once again revised its three-year forecast for changes in the U.S. electrical generating capacity mix. Sharp declines are foreseen for fossil fuels and nuclearRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Wood Mac: The top 10 global PV asset owners have over 22 GW of total solar capacity
According to Wood Mackenzie’s inaugural global solar photovoltaic (PV) asset ownership ranking (excluding China), the world’s top 10 solar PV asset owners now hold over 22 gigawatts (GW) of cumulative solar capacity. Collectively, the top 10 added around 2.5 GW of new capacity in 2018. “The global solar market remainsRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Will the U.S. energy storage market be weaker than expected? Rethink Energy thinks so
Energy storage will grow from 6 GWh installed today to over 635 GWh cumulatively by 2030 says a new report from Rethink Technology Research. That’s a huge-but-unsurprising prediction. What is a bit suprising though is the weak market expected in the Unites States. While most forecasters are seeing the USRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Is climate change a public health crisis? This study links $10 billion in health costs to it
Climate change is taking a huge toll on all aspects of life, including Americans’ health — so much so that it could constitute a public health crisis, a new study by the Natural Resources Defense Council and the University of California, San Francisco, suggests. The study, published in the journalRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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New U.S. solar industy record: Utility solar pipeline booms to nearly 40 GW
Looks like people want that full solar Investment Tax Credit, huh? According to the latest U.S. Solar Market Insight Report from Wood Mackenzie and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), the U.S. solar industry now has the largest pipeline of utility-scale solar projects in its history — with the contractedRead More — Solar Builder magazine