54% of New Electric-Generating Capacity in U.S. Will Be Solar in 2023, EIA Says

07 Feb 2023 | Abstracted from EcoWatch

"Developers are planning to add 54.5 gigawatts of new utility-scale electric-generating capacity to the country’s power grid this year, most of it being solar...Texas will be home to the highest amount of new solar capacity at 7.7 gigawatts, followed by California at 4.2 gigawatts."

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