Sentences with phrase «u.s. solar capacity»

Total U.S. solar capacity at the end of 2013 had exceeded 12,000 megawatts, up from less than 100 total megawatts a decade before.

Installing all these solar systems is not a small feat, given that the U.S. solar capacity has grown 17-fold since 2008.

Since 2010, EIA said, U.S. solar capacity increased 418 percent from 2,326 megawatts, accounting for 0.2 percent of total U.S. electric generation, to today's 12,057 MW, or 1.13 percent of U.S. generation.

In 2016, U.S. solar capacity rose by about 15,000 megawatts, more than in any previous year.

Not exact matches

In our study, we found that the 3 GW goal by 2025 is far short of the real need: About 17 GW of solar - generating capacity would be enough to fortify the U.S. military domestically.

This is an enormous need for solar capacity: Only in 2015, after years of effort and investment, did the U.S. as a whole reach 20 GW of solar - generating capacity.

California remains the king of U.S. solar power capacity, but growth is migrating to the Southeast and Midwest.

«At over 20 GW of installed solar electric capacity, we now have enough solar in the U.S. to power 4.6 million homes, reducing harmful carbon emissions by more than 25 million metric tons a year.

Factors that could cause actual results to differ include general business and economic conditions and the state of the solar industry; governmental support for the deployment of solar power; future available supplies of high - purity silicon; demand for end - use products by consumers and inventory levels of such products in the supply chain; changes in demand from significant customers; changes in demand from major markets such as Japan, the U.S., India and China; changes in customer order patterns; changes in product mix; capacity utilization; level of competition; pricing pressure and declines in average selling prices; delays in new product introduction; delays in utility - scale project approval process; delays in utility - scale project construction; delays in the completion of project sales; continued success in technological innovations and delivery of products with the features customers demand; shortage in supply of materials or capacity requirements; availability of financing; exchange rate fluctuations; litigation and other risks as described in the Company's SEC filings, including its annual report on Form 20 - F filed on April 27, 2017.

Factors that could cause actual results to differ include general business and economic conditions and the state of the solar industry; governmental support for the deployment of solar power; future available supplies of high - purity silicon; demand for end - use products by consumers and inventory levels of such products in the supply chain; changes in demand from significant customers; changes in demand from major markets such as Japan, the U.S., India and China; changes in customer order patterns; changes in product mix; capacity utilization; level of competition; pricing pressure and declines in average selling prices; delays in new product introduction; delays in utility - scale project approval process; delays in utility - scale project construction; continued success in technological innovations and delivery of products with the features customers demand; shortage in supply of materials or capacity requirements; availability of financing; exchange rate fluctuations; litigation and other risks as described in the Company's SEC filings, including its annual report on Form 20 - F filed on April 20, 2016.

Factors that could cause actual results to differ include general business and economic conditions and the state of the solar industry; governmental support for the deployment of solar power; future available supplies of high - purity silicon; demand for end - use products by consumers and inventory levels of such products in the supply chain; changes in demand from significant customers; changes in demand from major markets such as Japan, the U.S., India and China; changes in customer order patterns; changes in product mix; capacity utilization; level of competition; pricing pressure and declines in average selling prices; delays in new product introduction; delays in utility - scale project approval process; delays in utility - scale project construction; cancelation of utility - scale feed - in - tariff contracts in Japan; continued success in technological innovations and delivery of products with the features customers demand; shortage in supply of materials or capacity requirements; availability of financing; exchange rate fluctuations; litigation and other risks as described in the Company's SEC filings, including its annual report on Form 20 - F filed on April 27, 2017.

Renewable Properties has a rapidly growing pipeline of utility solar projects located throughout the U.S. and plans to bring approximately 75 MW DC of solar capacity online in 2018, which is enough electricity to power nearly 12,657 homes a year.

This has led to record capacity growth in solar and wind here in the U.S..

U.S. solar energy capacity has grown thirtyfold since President Obama took office.

The U.S. solar market is surging, with capacity having grown by 95 percent last year.

Praise for a «level of predictability» Market projections from SEIA and partner GTM Research indicate the U.S. solar market will add roughly 72 gigawatts of new capacity between 2016 and 2020, pushing the country's net solar capacity to more than 100 GW, or roughly 3.5 percent of all electricity produced in the United States.

A draft report on an Energy Department workshop on solar power's future last year said that preliminary analysis suggests that if solar power could hit a $ 1 per watt target for installed systems by 2020, one - third of the current cost, total U.S. solar generating capacity could rise to 5 percent of the nation's total.

Geothermal today accounts for just over 3,000 megawatts of U.S. generation, compared with 28,200 megawatts of capacity for wind - generated power and 9,183 megawatts of capacity for solar.

California accounts for roughly half of all U.S. installed utility - scale PV solar with more than 2,700 MW of capacity, followed by Arizona with 960 MW (17 percent) and North Carolina with 340 MW (6 percent), according to EIA.

So there's a benefit in the United States to installers of solar panels from the fact that China has a lot of capacity, which cuts against this concern that some in the U.S. have that China's cheap solar panels are bad.

Through December 2015, CSP made up 8 % of total U.S. solar electric generating capacity, while utility - scale solar photovoltaic (PV) made up 53 %, and distributed solar PV made up 38 %.

Starting this month, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) is including monthly estimates of small - scale distributed solar PV capacity and generation by state and sector in EIA's Electric Power Monthly.

Overall, utility - scale solar systems make up about 1.1 % of the total U.S. electric generating capacity, while distributed generation PV systems provide another 0.8 %.

EIA estimates that the total U.S. installed capacity of distributed solar PV (defined as less than 1 MW) in September 2015 is 7,691 MW; AZ's share of total U.S. distributed solar PV is thus ~ 8 % (609 MW / 7, 691 MW), which is still modest relative to AZ's solar resource.

«With growing demand for our U.S. - manufactured panels, we're excited to increase our production capacity and growth in Arizona's solar industry,» Suntech's Arizona Production Manager Mike Starr said in a statement.

Between 2004 and 2009, wind energy capacity in the United States grew by 423 %, while solar energy capacity expanded by 150 %.30 Yet over the same time frame, nuclear energy managed to increase by only 1 percent.31 By 2020, wind energy will grow by another 82 %, while nuclear power is only on track to expand by 10 %.32 A clean energy standard would help lift the dormant U.S. nuclear industry off the mat while also ensuring that the market for traditional renewables, like wind and solar, continues to grow through aggressive state mandates.

The U.S. now has enough solar energy capacity to power 6.2 million homes, according to a recent report by the Solar Energy Industry Associasolar energy capacity to power 6.2 million homes, according to a recent report by the Solar Energy Industry AssociaSolar Energy Industry Association.

Despite low natural gas prices, solar and wind accounted for 60 percent of new U.S. power capacity last year and will likely account for 70 percent this year, says Marlene Motyka, U.S. alternative energy leader at Deloitte.

According to GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association's (SEIA) Q2 2014 Solar Market Insight Report, the U.S. solar industry is nearing 16 gigawatts (GW) of installed capaSolar Energy Industries Association's (SEIA) Q2 2014 Solar Market Insight Report, the U.S. solar industry is nearing 16 gigawatts (GW) of installed capaSolar Market Insight Report, the U.S. solar industry is nearing 16 gigawatts (GW) of installed capasolar industry is nearing 16 gigawatts (GW) of installed capacity.

Admitting that the U.S. is the «laggard» in solar, Eckhart said he believes the country will catch up to the current market leader, Germany, which had 2000 MW of new solar capacity installed in 2009.

The U.S. experienced relatively sluggish gains in total new power plant capacity in 2017, when compared to 2016, but it also saw another, more positive outcome: a notable surge in distributed solar.

California accounted for more than 75 % of U.S. utility - scale solar capacity installed in 2013.

What's more, this month the U.S. joined three other countries with more than 10,000 megawatts of installed solar capacity.

According to the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), total U.S. solar electric capacity surpassed 2,000 megawatts in 2009, enough to power over 350,000 hSolar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), total U.S. solar electric capacity surpassed 2,000 megawatts in 2009, enough to power over 350,000 hsolar electric capacity surpassed 2,000 megawatts in 2009, enough to power over 350,000 homes.

Community solar farms can be found in more than half of U.S. states, with Colorado, California, Massachusetts and Minnesota expected to lead the way in new community solar farm capacity.

«Resource calculations show that just seven states in the U.S. Southwest could provide more than 7 million MW of solar generating capacity — roughly 10 times the total U.S. generating capacity from all sources today,» according to a report from the Center for American Progress and Worldwide Institute.

Just over 50 % of all new U.S. capacity in 2013 came from natural gas (no surprise), while solar accounted for 22 %, coal added 11 %, and wind accounted for 8 %; other renewables made up the balance.

Washington DC — According to the latest «Energy Infrastructure Update» report from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's Office of Energy Projects, wind, solar, biomass, and hydropower provided 88.2 % of new installed U.S. electrical generating capacity for the month of May.

In the U.S., solar power was the # 1 source of new electric generation capacity added in 2016 with a share of 39 %.

More solar energy capacity has been installed in Los Angeles than any other U.S. city, the Los Angeles City Planning Commission pointed out in a

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An American Solar Energy Society (ASES) study concluded that the sun - rich southwestern United States — after excluding its less promising areas — has a potential solar power generating capacity of 7,000 gigawatts of electricity, roughly seven times current U.S. generating capacity from all souSolar Energy Society (ASES) study concluded that the sun - rich southwestern United States — after excluding its less promising areas — has a potential solar power generating capacity of 7,000 gigawatts of electricity, roughly seven times current U.S. generating capacity from all sousolar power generating capacity of 7,000 gigawatts of electricity, roughly seven times current U.S. generating capacity from all sources.

In 2017, a record 75 GW of solar power capacity was added by the three largest thermal power - consuming nations: China (53 GW), the U.S. (12GW), and India (10GW).

In a record - breaking year for solar, the U.S. market installed 14,762 megawatts (DC) of solar PV in 2016 — nearly doubling the capacity installed in 2015.

The U.S. solar industry installed 30 percent less generating capacity in 2017 than in 2016 — 4.6 gigawatts less capacity.

With the highest levels of solar capacity in the U.S., California is leading the way on solar policies that other states may explore as they add more solar.

Corporate buyers also upped their commitments to solar in 2014 by 28 % over the year before, taking the cumulative installed capacity of top U.S. companies to over 569 MW at 1,110 facilitites, according to «Solar Means Business,» a report from the Solar Energy Industries Association (Ssolar in 2014 by 28 % over the year before, taking the cumulative installed capacity of top U.S. companies to over 569 MW at 1,110 facilitites, according to «Solar Means Business,» a report from the Solar Energy Industries Association (SSolar Means Business,» a report from the Solar Energy Industries Association (SSolar Energy Industries Association (SEIA).

«Leadership has shifted across the Pacific» to China, he said: The country installed 11 GW of solar capacity in July, compared to the 16 GW that the U.S. built in the year.

The U.S. market added 340 megawatts of solar energy generation capacity in 2008, and Oerlikon expects it to grow to 2.7 gigawatts by 2012, he added.

Over the past few years, wind, solar, and natural gas have made up nearly all new electric generating capacity in the U.S. And earlier this year, wind energy surpassed conventional hydropower to become the country's largest renewable resource, with enough installed to power 25 million homes.