Coop Solar Energy Capacity Continues to Grow
Posted on Mar 13, 2017 in Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Coop Solar Energy Capacity Continues to Grow
On March 9, 2017 the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association released new information concerning the total solar energy capacity of the United States electric cooperatives. Specifically, coops are on pace to add 480 MW of solar energy in 2017, which would bring their total capacity to 873 MW. For comparison, the total solar capacity was 180 MW in 2015 and merely 37 MW in 2010. Much of the growth in solar can be attributed to collaboration among coops, as 42 percent of coop solar projects are joint efforts.
