Visualizing the remarkable progress of solar energy – pv magazine USA

The last decade laid the foundation for solar to be a major energy source going forward. What will the next decade have in store? November 14, 2022 Ryan KennedySolar energy is now in the center stage of the United States’ plans for a decarbonized economy, representing 70% of high-probability utility-scale power capacity planned through 2025.  Solar’s rise to the top as a key energy resource now seems inevitable, but its fate was not always sealed. The technology contributed a negligible amount of power less than ten years ago, and the Energy Information Administration (EIA) did not begin reporting annual net generation of PV until 2014. In that year, solar contributed 27 TWh of electricity to the U.S. grid. Seven short years later, it generated 164 TWh in 2021, multiplying generation six times over. The installed capacity of solar has climbed to 77 GW this year, reports EIA,…

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