{"id":251059,"date":"2024-05-16T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-16T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.republicofgreen.com\/in-a-milestone-the-us-exceeds-5-million-solar-installations\/"},"modified":"2024-05-16T04:49:29","modified_gmt":"2024-05-16T04:49:29","slug":"in-a-milestone-the-us-exceeds-5-million-solar-installations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.republicofgreen.com\/in-a-milestone-the-us-exceeds-5-million-solar-installations\/","title":{"rendered":"In a milestone, the US exceeds 5 million solar installations"},"content":{"rendered":"
The US has now officially surpassed 5 million solar installations, a significant landmark in its shift toward clean energy, according to data released by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood Mackenzie.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n The 5 million milestone comes just eight years after the US achieved its first million in 2016 \u2013 a stark contrast to the four decades it took to reach that initial milestone since the first grid-connected solar project in 1973.<\/p>\n Since the beginning of 2020, more than half of all US solar installations have come online, and over 25% have been activated since the Inflation Reduction Act became law 20 months ago. Solar arrays have been installed on homes and businesses and as utility-scale solar farms. The US solar market was valued at $51 billion in 2023.<\/p>\n SEIA president and CEO Abigail Ross Hopper…<\/p>\n<\/div>\n