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US to add 36.4GW of new solar generation capacity in 2024
US power developers expect to add 36.4GW of new solar generation capacity in 2024, according to the US Energy Information Administration.
This is more than the total electricity generation capacity added in six of the months, and is driven by large-scale commissions, such as Renegade Renewables’ Dawn project in Texas, which the EIA expects to come online in December and add 515MW of capacity to the grid. For instance, the 200MW/400MWh Peregrine storage project in San Diego, California, will work with a number of local solar and wind projects, rather than being tied to a single power generation facility, and help the state reach its target of installing 48GW of storage capacity by 2045 to deliver a carbon-free grid. The EIA expects this facility to come online in September, the only month of the year in which solar does not account for the majority of new capacity additions, with battery storage and wind expected to account for the same volume of electricity generation capacity.
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