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"Viewing the Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) monthly update of
capacity additions, it is clear that the energy transition is well underway.
Nationwide, projects listed as actively under construction total over 25.4 GW
in capacity. This adds to the 107.5 GW of existing solar on the U.S. grid that
exists today, as reported by the EIA.
Small-scale solar projects of 1 MW or less total an estimated 39.5 GW
nationwide, while utility-scale projects above that threshold total nearly 68
GW, reports EIA.
There are currently 366 utility-scale projects actively being built across the
U.S. as of the most recent EIA data release. The average size of these projects
is 69 MW. Of this total, 166 projects are listed as 50% complete or more,
adding 10.2 GW of capacity.
The largest project under construction is Gemini Solar, developed by Primergy,
a Quinbrook Infrastructure company. This project will add 690 MW to the Nevada
grid once complete. The next seven largest projects are all located in Texas,
averaging 405 MW in capacity.
Texas is a dominant state for utility-scale solar project construction, with 28
projects totaling 6.7 GW in capacity, with about 240 MW as an average project
size. The state’s largest active project is 500 MW.
Florida is making significant headway in the utility-scale project construction
space. Just under 5 GW of capacity is currently being installed across 68
projects, averaging 73.4 MW in size. Notably, project designs are very uniform
in Florida, with 65 of these projects ranging from 74 MW to 75 MW in capacity.
California follows with 3.2 GW of projects actively under construction, with a
greater emphasis on distributed projects. EIA reports 45 projects underway with
an average nameplate capacity of 75 MW. The state’s largest active project is
300 MW.
Another 1.96 GW of projects nationwide have been fully constructed and are
awaiting final approvals to reach commercial operation. There are 48 projects
that fall into this bucket, averaging 41 MW in capacity. Eight of these
projects are 1 MW solar facilities in Minnesota, a market known for its
standout performance in community solar projects of this size."
Via
Future Crunch:
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Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
