Renewable energy is expected to account for nearly 21% of the electricity in the United States this year, the highest percentage ever, despite falling oil and gas prices as the COVID-19 crisis upends the world economy. According to a report from the New York Times, wind and solar are expected t
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Solar accounted for nearly 40% of all new electricity generating capacity added in the U.S. in the first quarter of 2020 with the installation of 3.6 GW of new capacity added, the largest first quarter of solar installation ever in the U.S.The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood Mack
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Apple, Amazon and Walmart ranked in the top corporate solar users in 2019 and were major contributors to the 1,286 MW of new commercial solar capacity that was added in the U.S. last year.The latest Solar Mean Business report released by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) found that U.S.
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The U.S. solar industry installed a record 19.2 GW of capacity in 2020, representing a 43% increase from the year before.That’s according to a new report released by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood Mackenzie. The U.S. Solar Market Insight 2020 Year-in-Review report foun
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A bipartisan group of 19 governors sent a letter urging the Biden administration to expedite its review of the anti-circumvention solar tariff case due to the recent decision by the U.S. Department of Commerce to investigate solar products imported from Southeast Asia.The signatories, ranging from g
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American companies now account for 14% of all installed solar capacity in the United States, led by Meta, Amazon, Apple, Walmart and Microsoft.That’s according to a new report by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA). In the Solar Means Business 2022 report, SEIA found that US compani
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The U.S. solar industry expects to add a record 32 GW of new capacity in 2023, a 52% increase from 2022, according to a report released by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood Mackenzie.The solar market was challenged recently by supply chain disruptions brought on by the COVID-19
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The manufacturing of solar module capacity has reached over 31 gigawatts (GW) in the U.S. This rise is almost a four-fold increase since the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) became law in 2022.Federal clean energy policies have produced an increase in manufacturing and deployment in the solar indu
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