Solar PV News

[kabin]

Gotta hope this was a one-off.

Hail cripples massive solar farm, sparking resident concern about vulnerable 'green' tech

 

[ItsNotAboutTheMoney]

Gotta hope this was a one-off.

Hail cripples massive solar farm, sparking resident concern about vulnerable 'green' tech

If you were seeing lots of stories about broken panels in Colorado, then you'd worry.

There is a standard for hail-resistant panels: UL 61730/IEC 61730

I suspect that in areas where hail is less common, developers will be more likely to take a chance and suck it up.

 

[ItsNotAboutTheMoney]

February 2024 numbers added to UK Solar photovoltaics deployment

59.8MW, all in systems <= 50kW, 81.8% <= 10kW.
Lower than February 2023 (156.7MW) total, even ignoring large systems (81.8MW). Still much higher than February 2022 (27.6MW), and higher than January 2023, so following the general trend.

In the past 12 months 877.0MW installed. 808.7MW <= 50kW, 625.6MW domestic. 12mo was below 500MW through September 2022.

UK Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2021	12.6	14.4	133.1	17.1	24.3	17.6	19.5	19	28.4	23	27.6	20.4
2022	70.6	27.6	37.4	41.2	49.2	42.6	46.4	48.8	57.3	80.6	65.5	90.3
2023	89.5	156.7	102.2	70.7	60.2	136.7	71.3	72.5	71.7	62.8	66	44.9
2024	57.9	59.8

UK <= 50kW	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2021	12.6	12.8	18.1	17	17	17.6	17.6	18.1	21.6	19.9	25.9	17.9
2022	22.4	27.6	37.4	36	43	42.6	43.9	48.8	57.3	57.6	65.5	50.3
2023	69.6	75	86.7	70.7	60.2	84	71.3	72.5	70.7	62.8	67	44.9
2024	57.9	59.8

 

[mspohr]

Government data reports unprecedented capacity growth of American solar energy: 'The inevitable winner'

According to new data, solar energy capacity is expanding in the U.S. at an unprecedented pace, while coal capacity continues to decline.

www.thecooldown.com

According to new data released by the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, solar energy capacity is expanding in the United States at an unprecedented pace.

In the first month of 2024, solar accounted for 2,527 megawatts (MW) of new installed generating capacity, 87.3% of all new energy capacity, as Electrek summarized.

According to Electrek, that brings the total available installed generating capacity of renewable energy sources (solar, wind, hydropower, biomass, and geothermal) up to 376.33 gigawatts (GW), or 29.17% of all U.S. generating capacity.

 

[ItsNotAboutTheMoney]

Government data reports unprecedented capacity growth of American solar energy: 'The inevitable winner'

According to new data, solar energy capacity is expanding in the U.S. at an unprecedented pace, while coal capacity continues to decline.

www.thecooldown.com

According to new data released by the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, solar energy capacity is expanding in the United States at an unprecedented pace.

In the first month of 2024, solar accounted for 2,527 megawatts (MW) of new installed generating capacity, 87.3% of all new energy capacity, as Electrek summarized.

According to Electrek, that brings the total available installed generating capacity of renewable energy sources (solar, wind, hydropower, biomass, and geothermal) up to 376.33 gigawatts (GW), or 29.17% of all U.S. generating capacity.

For reference:

Staff Reports and Papers

Each year, the Commission's Staff makes public various docketed and non-docketed reports that are primarily of an investigative and informational nature. Click on the categories below to view additional information.

www.ferc.gov

Select "Energy Infrastructure"
Open the document
Search for "New Generation In-Service" and it shows a table by generation source.
The page after that has the new total generation capacity.

February was 1,043MW solar, 200MW wind. Wind is in a bit of a flaute right now, while PV seems to be back up to speed after some delays.

I follow the EIA's Electric Power Monthly numbers and they differ from FERC.