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Texas led the US in new solar power installation in 2023
A new report shows Texas led the country in new solar capacity in 2023 — the second time in three years. Texas isn't just oil-rich, but also blessed with sunshine.
Some might be surprised to learn it's in Texas — just outside Houston in Fort Bend County, where people associate energy more with fossil fuels and less with solar. Of the top 10 states adding more solar energy, Colorado and Ohio returned to the list for the first time in a decade and Wisconsin made its first appearance ever. The report cites concerns about the upcoming presidential election, which pits an alternative energy-friendly President Joe Biden against Donald Trump, who has disparaged solar and wind power as unreliable.
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