Solar gets off to a strong start, up 40% year-over-year in January

Solar PV reaches new heights by 2021, with top-line estimates tying total global deployment to the inspiring milestone of 1TW of active installed capacity on Earth. In January 2022, the United States made its latest contribution, bringing 22 projects into commercial operation, adding 952MW of installed capacity.

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The U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration (EIA) has released its January Electricity Monthly Update. During the month, solar PV generated 8GWh, or 2% of total U.S. electricity generation (utility-scale) for the month. Impressively, electricity generation in January increased by nearly 40% year-on-year. When including estimates for small-scale solar, the EIA reported that the U.S. generated 11.17GWh of solar photovoltaic energy, up from 8.47GWh the previous year, or a 33.5% increase.