Ready for some ramp up this year? Only 1.6GW of solar were installed in the first quarter of 2016, confirming the thoughts that things have been a bit slow to start the year. That doesn’t bode poorly for the rest of the year because we are still supposed to get to 14.5GW. In the 1.6GW you see an almost even split between residential and utility scale, a split that I don’t believe we have seen in years past. Time to get pushing towards the next 5 years and get projects into the ground.
- Greentech Media: Solar Made Up 64% of New Electric Generating Capacity in the US in Q1 2016
- Reuters: GE starts production of solar power inverters in Brazil
- PV-Magazine: North American solar investors concerned about H2 oversupply
- CleanTechnica: Illinois Power Plant Closings Reveal Worldwide Nuclear Issues
- PV-Tech: 11,493 rooftop solar systems in Hawaii still waiting to be installed, says report
- Utility Dive: Nevada officials to fund new rooftop solar study
- Grist: Solar panels don’t raise regular utility rates — and might even lower them
- Portland Press-Herald: Solar supporters urge Maine PUC to go slow on new rules
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Have a great day!
Yann