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Utility Scale Solar Shoots Sky High
2015-08-31 18:54:00| Transmission & Distribution World
California Leads the Way Utilities have embraced utility-scale solar generation in a big way. In June, large solar installations at American utilities cranked out a record high 2.8 gigawatt-hours of electricity, up more than one-third from the previous year. Utility scale facilities have a capacity of at least 1 megawatt. Solar voltaic capacity grew by 47.5 percent from June 2014 to June 2015, according to a new report by the U.S. Energy Information Administration. In that time, utility solar thermal capacity was up more than 18 percent. read more
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