Distributed solar
PV capacity additions also grew in 2013, with industry reports estimating nonutility additions of 1,900 MW.
Not exact matches
In
addition to leading the nation in utility - scale solar
capacity, California also has a significant level of behind - the - meter residential and commercial solar photovoltaic (
PV)
capacity.
California added more than 1,000 MW each of utility - scale and distributed solar
PV capacity, accounting for 42 % of overall solar
additions in 2015.
Solar thermal
capacity additions also continue to be outpaced by solar photovoltaic (
PV)
capacity additions, even though solar
PV has only meaningfully entered the utility - scale market in the past few years.
Capacity additions involving hydro, wind and solar PV have totalled 33.8 million kW so far this year, while capacity powered by fossil fuels amounts to 27.0 million kW and by nuclear is just 2.2 million kW - or 29.2 million kW for fossil fuels plus
Capacity additions involving hydro, wind and solar
PV have totalled 33.8 million kW so far this year, while
capacity powered by fossil fuels amounts to 27.0 million kW and by nuclear is just 2.2 million kW - or 29.2 million kW for fossil fuels plus
capacity powered by fossil fuels amounts to 27.0 million kW and by nuclear is just 2.2 million kW - or 29.2 million kW for fossil fuels plus nuclear.
Solar
PV is set to lead
capacity additions, pushed by deployment in China and India, meanwhile in the European Union, wind becomes the leading source of electricity soon after 2030.