About seven months ago, in November of 2018, I wrote a post on the fact that the solar power industry was about to take off in Florida. Well, here we are about half way through 2019 and that’s certainly the case. This post comes by way of a PV Magazine article. Of course, there’s no […]
More Than 10 GW Of Solar Installed In America In 2018
2018 was another strong year for the solar power industry in the United States. Last year was the third year in a row that the country installed gigawatts of solar in double-digits. A total of 10.6 GW of solar PV (photovoltaics aka solar panels) were completed, bringing the total amount in the U.S. to 64.2 […]
San Bernardino County Says No To Utility-Scale Solar
The largest county in the United States has just banned utility-scale solar. More specifically, San Bernardino County has said no to large scale solar developments that plan to sell a majority of its electric production elsewhere. More than a million acres constitutes the amount of land that will be off-limits to solar contractors that do […]
Solar Now Accounts For More Than 2 Percent Of U.S. Power
According to the U.S. Department of Energy, solar power accounted for 2.4 percent of the nation’s electricity demand in 2018. Combining both utility scale and non-utility scale, the total solar industry grew 25 percent in 2018. California continues to be the solar power leader. The state increased its 2017 levels by 15 percent. It is […]