US solar power booms under Biden

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A report published by the SEIA and Wood Mackenzie highlights how effective the administration has been in advancing solar power in the US.

One of the core areas of focus of the Biden–Harris administration has been growing cleantech — getting more solar power plants build, getting more solar panel factories up and running in the United States, installing more EV chargers, selling more electric cars and trucks, getting offshore wind power going in the country, and much, much more. A report published today by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood Mackenzie highlights how effective the administration has been in advancing solar power in the States, and especially solar panel production capacity.

The big headline: solar panel production capacity has almost quadrupled in the last two years, since the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) in mid 2022. Solar module production capacity has risen above 31 gigawatts (GW) a year.

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Source: Clean Technica

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