Post by jeffolie on Dec 15, 2011 17:05:10 GMT -6
This is PEAK SOLAR in America
Obama no longer will be able to fund utility sized solar projects in the future.
BIG SOLAR as I call it has peaked.
SMALL SOLAR will continue for well funded individuals, businesses and a few electric programs in eco minded communities. Solar panels prices continue to decline as China's overcapacity will overwhelm the future declining BIG SOLAR as I call it utility sized solar projects.
By post Obama, 2013 and beyond most will recognize PEAK SOLAR in America. Most likely this will be PEAK SOLAR worldwide.
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'... A record-setting third quarter is in the books, with the U.S. installing 449 megawatts of PV, more than the U.S. installed in all of 2009. The total solar installed this year in the U.S. is already over one gigawatt, according to a recent report by SEIA® and GTM Research. The 2010 U.S. total was 887 megawatts.
And installations in the fourth quarter are predicted to be an even larger figure.
The U.S. solar energy industry continues to be one of the fastest-growing sectors of the American economy in 2011. In total, cumulative grid-connected solar electric installations have reached more than 3 gigawatts -- enough to power nearly 600,000 U.S. homes.
The growth in the third quarter of 2011 is due to "utility-scale project completions, a strong residential market, effective policies and the plummeting price of solar panels" according to the report.
www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/record-solar-quarter-for-u.s.-at-449-mw-installed/
Obama no longer will be able to fund utility sized solar projects in the future.
BIG SOLAR as I call it has peaked.
SMALL SOLAR will continue for well funded individuals, businesses and a few electric programs in eco minded communities. Solar panels prices continue to decline as China's overcapacity will overwhelm the future declining BIG SOLAR as I call it utility sized solar projects.
By post Obama, 2013 and beyond most will recognize PEAK SOLAR in America. Most likely this will be PEAK SOLAR worldwide.
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'... A record-setting third quarter is in the books, with the U.S. installing 449 megawatts of PV, more than the U.S. installed in all of 2009. The total solar installed this year in the U.S. is already over one gigawatt, according to a recent report by SEIA® and GTM Research. The 2010 U.S. total was 887 megawatts.
And installations in the fourth quarter are predicted to be an even larger figure.
The U.S. solar energy industry continues to be one of the fastest-growing sectors of the American economy in 2011. In total, cumulative grid-connected solar electric installations have reached more than 3 gigawatts -- enough to power nearly 600,000 U.S. homes.
The growth in the third quarter of 2011 is due to "utility-scale project completions, a strong residential market, effective policies and the plummeting price of solar panels" according to the report.
www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/record-solar-quarter-for-u.s.-at-449-mw-installed/