In the first quarter of 2016, the US installed 1,665MW of solar PV, with 14.5GW of installations forecast by GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) for 2016 – down by 1.5GW than was previously predicted.
Nevertheless, solar beat out coal, natural gas and nuclear installation figures combined; accounting for 64% of all new electric generating capacity online for Q1 2016.
