Solar Represents 35 Percent of U.S. Utility-Scale Power Generating Capacity Added in First Half of 2023: EIA

During the first half of 2023, developers added 16.8 gigawatts of new electricity generating capacity to the U.S. electricity grid, according to an Aug. 8 report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Solar power represented the largest share of the new power generating capacity at 35 percent. Natural gas-fired generating capacity represented 34 percent and…...