South Carolina Solar Energy News – March Edition
The following article contains important news about solar & renewable energy in South Carolina from the month of March 2018. Contact the Southeast’s leading solar company Southern Current to learn about saving money by powering your home or business with clean, unlimited solar energy.
March News Solar Energy In South Carolina
U.S. News: Solar Producers Hope to Shine Light on SC Energy Woes
Sen. Tom Davis, R-Beaufort, says his proposal would benefit both South Carolina’s utility customers – who already pay among the highest rates in the nation – and smaller energy producers. If companies like Southern Current can produce power from solar farms more cheaply than building a coal or natural gas power plant, they can then sell cheaper power to a utility, which can then pass the savings on to its customers.
Utility Dive: In the New South, customer demand is showing utilities the dollars and sense in solar
The remarkable transition that utilities in the Southeast are undergoing is a powerful indicator of the profound changes happening in the nation’s power sector. The Southeast had 200 MW of solar capacity in 2012, but led by falling material costs and pro-solar state laws, it had 6 GW at the end of 2017, according to a report released in March by the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE).
Solar Energy Industries Association: U.S. Solar Market Report for 2017 Install Data
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) annual solar insight report was released in March, showing the U.S. solar industry installed 10.6 GW of new PV capacity in 2017, surpassing 50 GW total and marking back-to-back years of double-digit growth. In 2017, 30% of all new electric generating capacity brought online in the U.S. came from solar, second only to natural gas.
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