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Solar and Battery Storage Dominate US Electricity Capacity

In the United States, solar and battery storage made up 91% of new electricity capacity added in the first quarter of this year. Despite the Trump administration cutting a major source of help for solar and wind, the opposite happened, with solar growing faster than ever. The reason is simple: renewables can be built much faster than traditional power plants, and speed matters more than ever as America suddenly needs a lot more electricity.

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The essential points

  1. 01Solar and battery storage made up 91% of new electricity capacity added in the US.
  2. 02Despite the Trump administration cutting help for solar and wind, solar grew faster than ever.
  3. 03Renewables can be built much faster than traditional power plants.
  4. 04Speed matters more than ever as America suddenly needs a lot more electricity.
The full brief

In the United States, solar and battery storage made up 91% of new electricity capacity added in the first quarter of this year. Despite the Trump administration cutting a major source of help for solar and wind, the opposite happened, with solar growing faster than ever. The reason is simple: renewables can be built much faster than traditional power plants, and speed matters more than ever as America suddenly needs a lot more electricity.