Texas led the nation in installing wind and solar power capacity in 2021, accounting for 17 percent of all new renewable energy projects in the United States last year, according to an industry trade group.More than 7,300 megawatts of clean power came online last year in Texas, compared with 2,697 megawatts in California and 1,543 megawatts in Oklahoma, according to the Washington, D.C.-based American Clean Power Association. Across the country, a total of 27,700 megawatts of clean energy projects were installed, the group said. One megawatt is enough to power about 200 homes on a hot summer day.
The additions meant the U.S. surpassed a milestone, according to the association: The country now has more than 200,000 megawatts of utility-scale renewable energy capacity. Heather Zichal, the group’s CEO, said that despite that growth, lawmakers could do more to drive forward…
Texas led U.S. in clean energy installations in 2021, report finds
