Solar Accounted for One Quarter of 2015 Capacity Additions, Much More Planned for 2016, an Industrial Info News Alert

SUGAR LAND, TX--(Marketwired - May 20, 2016) - Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) -- Utility-scale solar power projects accounted for 26% of U.S. capacity additions in 2015. While this puts solar projects in third place behind wind (41%) and natural gas (30%), it is an indicator of a continuing growth trend for solar power in the country.

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