The US solar industry installed 5 GW of new capacity in the first quarter (Q1) of 2021. It’s a new Q1 record, and a 46% increase over Q1 2020, according to the “US Solar Market Insight Q2 2021″ report, released today by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood Mackenzie.That 5 GW made up 58% of all new Q1 electric capacity additions in the US. In fact, clean energy accounted for nearly 100% of all new electric capacity in Q1.
The utility-scale sector accounts for a majority of these installations, with a Q1 record of 3.6 GW. Residential solar sales added 905 megawatts in Q1 2021, an 11% increase over the same period last year.
Texas (pictured above) led all states with 1.52 GW of new solar capacity in Q1, more than it added in all of 2019 and three times more than any other state. It was followed by California (563 MW) and Florida (525 MW) - link - more like this - link
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