New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy
New Jersey calls for 14 GW more solar through 2035
Apr 6, 2020 9:00:00 AM / by William Driscoll, pv magazine posted in Policy, Markets, Utility-Scale PV, NREL, Decarbonize, Fossil Fuels, New Jersey, Decarbonization, Electric Vehicles, Climate Change, Global Warming, Residential PV, Electrification, Sustainability, Industrial PV, Commercial PV, Industry
The good news: The US added 13.3 GW of solar in 2019, beating wind and gas in new capacity
Mar 23, 2020 9:30:00 AM / by Eric Wesoff, pv magazine posted in Community, Policy, United States, Markets, Utility-Scale PV, Finance, Installations, Residential PV, Industrial PV, Commercial PV, Utility Scale Markets, Covid-19, Resilience
The good news is that 2019 was a remarkable year for solar in the U.S.
The bad news is, well, you know what the bad news is.
Wood Mackenzie and SEIA put out their 2019 U.S. Solar Market Insight, but the report doesn’t/can’t account for the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on the solar industry in 2020 and its supply chains, component costs and project timelines.
Here are five takeaways from the pre-COVID-19 U.S. solar industry.
- The U.S. solar industry installed 13.3 GW of PV last year, 23% more than in 2018.
- The U.S. added more than 2.8 GW of residential solar in 2019.
- Cumulative operating photovoltaic capacity in the U.S. now exceeds 76 GW, up from 1 GW at the end of 2009.
- Solar accounted for nearly 40% of all new electricity generating capacity added in the U.S. in 2019
- The contracted utility PV pipeline is a record high 48.1 GW.
Before the COVID-19 outbreak, WoodMac had forecast 47% annual growth for solar this year, with nearly 20 GW of installations expected for a record annual figure. No one would think that forecast likely any more.
SEIA chief executive Abigail Ross Hopper cited the PV industry’s resilience in the face of Section 201 solar import tariffs as a source of hope.
“We know anecdotally that the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting delivery schedules and our ability to meet project completion deadlines, based partly on new labor shortages,” said Hopper. “This once again is testing our industry’s resilience but we believe over the long run we are well positioned to out-compete incumbent generators in the Solar+ decade and to continue growing our market share.”
Pennsylvania solar advocates call for 6 GW by 2025
Mar 16, 2020 9:15:00 AM / by William Driscoll, pv magazine posted in Policy, Markets, Industrial Solar, Residential PV, Sustainability, Industrial PV, Commercial PV, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania’s solar trade association, PASEIA, is calling for the state to reach 6 GW of in-state solar power by 2025, including almost 2 GW of distributed solar.
Northeast US added 800 MW of rooftop solar in 2019
Mar 9, 2020 8:45:00 AM / by William Driscoll, pv magazine posted in Solar Access to All, Massachusetts, Policy, Vermont, Markets, Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Installations, Solar Incentives, New Jersey, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Infrastructure, Climate Change, Residential PV, Industrial PV, Commercial PV, Pennsylvania
Image: Adam Stein, Solar States
A personal Energy Transition: From hydrocarbons to photovoltaics
Mar 2, 2020 9:30:00 AM / by Jorge Zarco, pv magazine posted in Markets, Mexico, Mexico City, Quality, Industry
City of Adelaide commits to 100% renewable electricity
Feb 24, 2020 9:00:00 AM / by Marija Maisch, pv magazine posted in Policy, Markets, Utility-Scale PV, Finance, Installations, Decarbonization, Energy Efficiency, Electric Vehicles, Investments, Infrastructure, Climate Change, Australia, Grids, Integration, Technology, Electrification, Sustainability, Industrial PV, Commercial PV
City of Adelaide was the first jurisdiction in Australia to offer incentives for batteries.
Solar & Energy Storage Northeast
Feb 18, 2020 10:30:00 AM / by Paul Fischer posted in Property Owners, Commercial Solar Finance, Solar Capital, Commercial Solar, Businesses, Solar Finance, MA SMART Program, Massachusetts, Policy, Politics, Vermont, Energy Storage, Markets, Utility-Scale PV, Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Boston, Installations, Decarbonize, Power Generation, Legislation, Climate Change, Energy Transition, Bifacial Modules, 2020, Global Warming, Technology, Sustainability, Industrial PV, Commercial PV, Government, Breiter Planet Properties
How good is solar farming?
Feb 17, 2020 9:17:00 AM / by Alan O'Neil, Independent Energy Market Consultant posted in Solar Energy, Solar Development, Solar Capital, Policy, Politics, Markets, Utility-Scale PV, Finance, Installations, Australia, Grids, Integration
Image: Australian National University
‘Renewables must grow four times faster to ensure sustainable future’
Feb 10, 2020 9:05:00 AM / by Marija Maisch, pv magazine posted in Renewable Energy, Community, Commercial Solar, Policy, Markets, Utility-Scale PV, Modules, Finance, Installations, Fossil Fuels, Coal, Climate Pledge, Climate Change, Global, Industrial Solar, World, Global Warming, Grids, Integration, Industrial PV, Commercial PV
Solar on track to become No. 1 energy resource by 2035, IEA finds
Feb 4, 2020 9:00:00 AM / by Marian Willuhn, pv magazine posted in Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Policy, Markets, Finance, Power Generation, Fossil Fuels, Coal, Investments, Europe, Solar Panels, China, World
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