Climate Changed
Solar Has Overtaken Gas and Wind as Biggest Source of New U.S. Power
- Solar power in U.S. climbed 13% in first quarter, SEIA says
- New installations in 2018 expected to be similar to last year
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Despite tariffs that President Trump imposed on imported panels, the U.S. installed more solar energy than any other source of electricity in the first quarter.
Developers installed 2.5 gigawatts of solar in the first quarter, up 13 percent from a year earlier, according to a report Tuesday from the Solar Energy Industries Association and GTM Research. That accounted for 55 percent of all new generation, with solar panels beating new wind and natural gas turbines for a second straight quarter.