New solar generation capacity installations in the United States rose to a record high in the first quarter of the year, Wood Mackenzie and the Solar Energy Industries Association reported. Installations of new solar capacity over the period reached 11.8 GW, SEIA and Wood Mac reported, which brought the total to 200 GW. Wood Mackenzie has forecast that the full year would see total solar capacity additions of 40 GW, equal to the amount of new capacity added in 2023. “This quarter proves that new federal investments in clean energy are…
