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Utility-Scale Installations Lead US Solar PV Growth

The United States Energy Information Agency released a new survey-based estimate of total solar capacity recently which shows that the total on-grid photovoltaic (PV) capacity almost doubled in 2011. This growth was led primarily by a growth in capacity on both a utility and commercial scale. While 2011 showed the most marked growth, PV capacity has been increasing steadily within the past few years, with the Interstate Renewable Energy Council reporting that grid-connected PV capacity quadrupled from 2008 to 2011. The growth in utility PV capacity is notable because only five years ago the utilities has practically no PV capacity to speak of, leaving residential and commercial installations accounting for almost all PV capacity.

 

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