Tag: Wood Mackenzie
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United States energy storage sector hits deployment record in second quarter (residential up 28%)
According to Wood Mackenzie and the U.S. Energy Storage Association’s latest ‘US Energy Storage Monitor’ report, 168 megawatts were deployed in second quarter of 2020. This is an increase of 72% quarter over quarter, 117% year-over-year and is the second-highest quarterly total ever seen, falling just behind the fourth quarterRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Solar stats of the week, including 50,000 California homes adding storage
With our Terminator vision turned on, we scoured the internet for solar market stats this week. Here’s what caught our eye. Loans outpace leases in 2019 The numbers are in and loans accounted for 54 percent of the U.S. solar financing market in 2019, according to WoodMackenzie’s new report — aRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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2019 saw a record number of microgrids installed in the United States
Five hundred and forty-six microgrids were installed in the United States during 2019, more than any previous year, according to new research from Wood Mackenzie. Three organizations – PowerSecure, Enchanted Rock and The American Red Cross – installed a combined 67% of these projects. While 2019 saw a record numberRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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U.S. Solar Market Insight: COVID cuts more than 3 GW from solar’s five-year forecast
The U.S. solar market installed 3.6 gigawatts (GW) of new solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity in Q1 2020, according to the U.S. Solar Market Insight Q2 2020 report from the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood Mackenzie — which makes it the best first quarter total in history by nearlyRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Distributed solar and solar forecasts keeps going down, while module prices in U.S. decline
The Wood Mackenzie Energy Transition Practice team is writing a weekly update on the coronavirus and its impact on the global power and renewables industry. This week’s expresses further concern for distributed, non-utility solar and storage installations. Solar: 2020 solar installations have been revised down by 18% from pre-coronavirus levelsRead More — Solar Builder magazine