Solar capacity surging in 2021 in Southeast US: S&P Market Intelligence data

摘要

States in the Southeastern US have added 2.5 GW of solar generationso far in 2021, bringing the total to 16.7 GW, and another 2.7 GW is underconstruction with a 2021 planned online date, according to S&P GlobalMarket Intelligence data.If these additions occur as planned, they would represent anincrease of 1.3 GW from what was considered in November as likely tobe online at the end of 2021, and would add to the total amount ofpower supply with near-zero marginal cost, therefore tending toweaken the region’s wholesale power prices.