SUGAR LAND--October 18, 2016--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently released a report stating that utility-scale wind accounted for 41% of new generation capacity and solar accounted for 15% of new generation capacity in 2015. For solar, 2016 could be a record-breaking year with more than 21 gigawatts (GW) of utility-scale solar under development and 8.4 GW under construction.