U.S. Solar Electricity Generation to Exceed Hydroelectricity in 2024, EIA Predicts

09 Nov 2023 | Abstracted from Ecowatch

"...electricity from solar energy will exceed the amount of energy coming from hydropower sources by about 14%..EIA attributes this prediction to continuing growth around the U.S. in both utility-scale and small-scale solar facilities.

"installed solar capacity has had a growth rate of 44% per year on average from 2009 to 2022, while installed hydropower electric capacity’s growth rate averaged less than 1% per year in the same time frame."

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