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Solar Adds More New Capacity To the US Grid In 2024 Than Any Energy Source In 20 Years


AmiMoJo shares a report from Electrek: The U.S. installed 50 gigawatts (GW) of new solar capacity in 2024, the largest single year of new capacity added to the grid by any energy technology in over two decades. That's enough to power 8.5 million households. According to the U.S. Solar Market Insight...

AmiMoJo shares a report from Electrek: The U.S. installed 50 gigawatts (GW) of new solar capacity in 2024, the largest single year of new capacity added to the grid by any energy technology in over two decades. In addition to historic deployment, surging U.S. solar manufacturing emerged as a landmark economic story in 2024. Solar cell manufacturing also resumed in 2024, strengthening the U.S. energy supply chain.

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